Adults have been urged to unlock their full potential by finding their ‘inner grown up’.The Daily Mash
Psychologist Dr Tom Booker believes adults have lost sight of how to access their adult selves and has suggested a range of strategies to help people reconnect with their ‘repressed grown up person’.
Dr Booker said: “Instead of reading Harry Potter books, which are for children, read a book written about actual grown ups that doesn’t involve witches, zombies or goblins.
“Or you might consider watching a BBC4 documentary, or even tuning in to Radio 4, rather than watching Doctor Who, which, once again, is for children.
“Another way to encourage your inner grown-up is to read a long article in one of the broadsheets without whimpering ‘tl;dr’ and turning to a story about Kim Kardashian’s bum.”
Dr Booker also regards restaurants as ‘special venues’ where over-21s can ‘release’ the over-21 year-old person within by eating something other than chips or pizza.
He added: “And when asked if you want a dessert, don’t get all excited and order ice cream. You’re not 12 and it’s not your birthday.”
Dr Booker said the next level involves ‘taking responsibility for something’, but that was for advanced students only.
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Har Har! Most of us spend enough time in oppressive adult-ness with policies and procedures and political correctness at work. I say three cheers for getting to be a kid now and again.
ReplyDeleteOn the other hand, there is a helluva lot of childish behaviour around... Jx
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