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Psychologically informed writing on the less visible factors underneath how we function — capacity, avoidance, perfectionism, overwhelm, and what sustainable functioning actually requires.

Organisations & Performance15 August 2026

The capability–capacity distinction: what organisations miss

Organisations invest heavily in capability. The harder, more consequential question is capacity — and most organisations are not asking it.

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Capacity & Functioning28 July 2026

What high functioning actually costs

High functioning is often mistaken for fine. This piece examines what gets obscured when the surface holds — and what it costs to keep it that way.

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Capacity & Functioning12 June 2026

Why pushing through doesn't work the way we think it does

The logic of pushing through is compelling and largely wrong. Here is what the evidence suggests instead — and why the alternative is harder to accept.

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Behaviour & Performance20 May 2026

What avoidance looks like at work — and why it is not a motivation problem

Avoidance in professional contexts is routinely misread as a motivation or attitude problem. Understanding what it is actually doing changes what is useful.

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Organisations & Performance10 April 2026

The questions organisations are not asking about performance

Most organisational performance conversations focus on what people are doing. The more useful questions are about the conditions under which they are doing it.

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Behaviour & Performance5 March 2026

Perfectionism in professional contexts: what it is protecting and what it costs

Perfectionism is not about standards. In professional contexts, it is a protection strategy — and understanding what it is protecting changes how organisations and individuals can respond to it.

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