Comments on: Why Buy Matching Socks?

By: Elena

Elena — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:20:32 +0000

I needed to read this article on so many levels it isn’t even funny. I am in love with 3rd socks now. My initial reaction was, of course, how ridiculous… until I watched the youtube video. This question speaks to every way I feel creatively blocked, every way I have felt frustrated as a working therapist, and everything I want to be able to offer my clients (and have in my own life). NOW… I think I’ll go out and buy your new book!

By: Avrum

Avrum — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:53:00 +0000

David – it’s interesting. I stumbled upon your blog through another blog via a Google search, etc. In general, I’m a fan of Lynn Grodzki’s material. I took her telecourse and purchased her workbook. And yet, I’m on your blog. I don’t believe your offerings are much more unique than Lynn’s, but you do DO the Web 2.0 thing well… sorta like a rock n’ roll version of helping therapists market their practice. Perhaps that’s enough of a “3rd sock” to capture my attention.

I need to spend more time thinking if my practice provides a “3rd sock”. If not, should I do anything about it.

Thanks David. And thanks Seth for your bald head, and what’s in it.

By: David

David — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:22:54 +0000

Thanks Mansi and Brian. Appreciate all your thoughts! I love the Einstein quote! There may certainly be ideas or innovations that may be “out of bounds” for our field. All I’m asking is we ensure creative thought and reflection remain part of our process. You never know where it might take you, or how it might better serve our clients.

By: Brian Sullivan

Brian Sullivan — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:29:07 +0000

David, I liked especially your admonition, “Before you begin thinking about ALL the ethical, legal and best practice implications of this question for your profession, pause for a moment …. give the question some space.”

I like it because evidently you, as I, have found that time and again, members of the mental health professions respond with a nearly-automatic, practically-compulsive “Oh, but THAT can’t be ethical/legal/looked-upon-favorably” sort of reaction to novel, creative approaches to care, business, or both.

This reaction seems to reflect an implicit assumption that if they’ve never heard of it before or heard of anyone else’s doing it before, it must somehow be WRONG.

But perhaps it’s more basic than that. Maybe that reaction reflects a fairly conservative self-selection bias in the mental health professions that is reinforced by a heavy dose of “do no harm” training that beats whatever creativity they might otherwise have, into frightened submission.

I’m reminded of Albert Einstein’s famous quote, “It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education.” Perhaps in our case, “creativity” could be substituted there for “curiosity.”

Kudos for continuing to help ignite curiousity and creativity in our professions, David.

By: mansi

mansi — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:05:14 +0000

I love your blog. I just started pvt. practice and followed many of your suggestions. It has been fruitful for me. I do try to think outside the box in my practice, often using interventions which are not mainstream. Sometimes they fail, but sometimes they work wonders. Thank you for this viewpoint!

By: David

David — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:00:59 +0000

Glad you enjoyed it and it sounds like you are doing some great things with your market niche. Please share your blog url with us!

By: Gurpreet

Gurpreet — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 16:50:06 +0000

I liked your article and introduction to something very new but at the same time very old and wise. I love what Lao Tzu had to say just about anything. I am trying to bring same type of revolution in my thinking and metal health field. I write about quantum physics and counseling with Counseling blogs. Keep up the good work