Latest episode! The brilliant @polariskoi.bsky.social on everything self-control. If you ever feel like this is a weak area for you, you HAVE to give this a listen - you're doing way better than you think! Listen: www.academicimperfectionist.com/podcast/127

The impeccsable @rebeccaroache.bsky.social interviewed me on self-control on the @academicimp.bsky.social podcast. It was a huge pleasure to get to rant, unbridled, about my work on self-control, neurodiversity, and how individual differences in self-control are a structural justice problem.

That feeling when the journal portal says "decision in process" and this starts playing in your head #academia #peerreview www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3qP...

New open access paper out, with @anssibwalya.bsky.social as lead author. 🥂There's been lots of research on whether people think self-control is limited, but less research on whether people think it's fixed or malleable. Our study shows these dimensions are distinct. #selfcontrol

Saana Lehtinen interviewed me about our startup, #Ronroo, on Health Incubator Helsinki's newsletter. It was great to chat about why executive functioning is so important for quality of life, and why it's about more than just #ADHD. healthincubatorhelsinki.com/news-and-eve...

It's transformative technology, folks. www.forbes.com/sites/larsda...

2026 is around the corner. I, ever impulsive, started a Medium. medium.com/@polariskoi/... #adhd #planning #productivity

A paper published in Scientific Reports has ...worrisome... methods. Some have raised concerns about the integrity of Sci Reports — maybe this will spur more in depth scrutiny. (Which sucks for all the good scientists who’ve published good papers there.) #AI Via @jeppsson.bsky.social rdcu.be/eR40o

#Job: I am hiring a #postdoc! If you are interested in agency & metacognition, and their relationship to human-computer interaction, you could be the person I'm looking for. Lots of opportunities for impact & policy work for those so inclined. Spread the word! ats.talentadore.com/apply/erikoi...

If you are going to procrastinate, it helps to do so at a university seminar about self-control. Thanks to @polariskoi.bsky.social for a stimulating discussion and @uofglasgow.bsky.social for hosting.

How should we target behavioral public policy interventions? Fresh off the press, in this paper, I and coauthors argue that in climate policy, targeting the local top 10% by wealth and income provides effectiveness, fairness and public acceptability. #nudge #bpp rdcu.be/eI4L1

Suomalaiset - esimerkki siitä, että "alemmatkin rodut" voivat menestyä! "FINLAND, the Hermit Nation of Europe. Mongolian in Origin, People Are Passive, Secretive and Unfathomable, Yet Their Love of Independence Promises Much for a Bright Future." The Sun (NY) 1.9.1918

Throwback to last Friday's symposium on challenging neuronormativity across disciplines. I got to talk about my work on the fundamentality of self-control for human & nonhuman! 🐒 🐺 agency, but most importantly, I got to meet a pack of scholars across disciplines working on ADHD and inclusion.

#writers how do you create enough separation & headspace for focused writing? I find it quite hard -- challenges: -working from the same laptop I use for work, leisure, etc -no specific writing space -> feeling like I'm in between tasks rather than focused How have you hacked this?

Which adjective is better for 'pertaining to agency'? A) Agentive B) Agential C) I hate both, and have a better idea

Oppiaineemme kesäharjoittelijat tekivät hienon videon filosofian opintoja aloittaville! Sopii kyllä pidemmällekin edenneille. Vaikka videossa on @utu.fi kiinteistöjä, sisältö taitaa toimia myös muissa yliopistoissa ;-) #opiskelu #filosofia www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyba...

Exciting news! 🔥 My book, Against Willpower: Self-Control, Agency, and Society is now under contract with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social ! Learn more about the book here: polariskoi.com/against-will...

There's still a few days to register! ⏳ What does the feeling of losing control tell us about being an agent? What can self-determination theory teach us about human agency? How does depression influence autonomous agency? These questions and many more are probed in our up-and-coming workshop 🧠

Are you in #Glasgow? My spouse is visiting the university for the fall semester. He’s looking for an affordable room. Let me know if you have any leads!

On train home after Method & Convergence 2025. I got so much food for my work! Slide is from @laukas.bsky.social nice ”PR talk” on synthetic phil… 🔥

Academic friends: consider joining us for our workshop on Perspective on Agency and DIsadvantage! See website for information on how to register for online or on-site participation 🔥 sites.utu.fi/agencyprojec...

Big news for us in the Ronroo team: we're part of the Health Incubator Helsinki batch of 2025! #startup #academia #impact #adhd

So apparently some trans folks are coming to Finland as asylum seekers… from the US. Used to be that we’d get queer asylum seekers from places like Iraq.

"My day passes between logic, whistling, going for walks, and being depressed." Wittgenstein, quoted in 'The Duty of Genius'

Nice article about equality josephheath.substack.com/p/why-philos...

Perspectives on Agency & Disadvantage workshop: Full program published and registrations open! Join us in person or online. We have a marvelous lineup of speakers -- which I'll share in the thread... #philsky sites.utu.fi/agencyprojec...

Overheard two academics on the train: ”if you want to do research, go work at a research institute. At the university, your job is to teach and get external funding.”

I received a heartbreaking email today: A paper in a special issue I’m editing is being retracted because one of its authors is afraid of losing their job and their legal status in the U.S. if they publish a scientific study on evolution. Yes, on evolution, nature's engine of diversity.

Memes wanted! 🤓 I am collecting a stash of memes on - procrastination - decision paralysis - neurospicy experience - self-control problems - anything executive function related, really They'll help me communicate about my research projects, so send me your favourites by replying or by DM! 🙏

Even better, be the Bob you want to see in the world. Being cat helps too.

”Only Bob the Builder can fix America now” -my son #votebob

- Announce in public that you literally have to pay to get people to support your cause - Spin it as an exciting award It's not just that this suit-wearing juggalo gang makes my jaw drop. They somehow succeed in making it drop for a very different reason each time.

My US-based colleagues, FYI: Finnish Research Council is about to announce a special call to fund researchers abroad to relocate to Finland. By all means this is not intended to lure you into moving to Finland, it just happens to be planned right now by pure chance.

To lead its crusade against vaccines, the US government is about to hire a notorious vaccine sceptic who has had falsified studies retracted and who has been disciplined for practicing medicine without a license.

Are you an early-stage researcher (phil/psych/cogsci/social science) interested in the self-regulation and metacognition skills needed in the AI-mediated workplace? Let's chat – there's a possible multi-year postdoc opportunity here (pending funding decision).

Discussed the Signal scoop with my son. He read the article, then had many questions, one of which was: why do politicians respond with three emojis?

Syke’s postdoctoral programme continues with 7 open positions! The positions will focus on research questions addressing nature and ecosystems as well as socio-economic systems in areas that face high knowledge demand in administration and business. Read more and apply: www.syke.fi/en/about-us/...

Wish I were there, looks super cool!

It has been shown again and again that vaccines do not cause autism. The CDC's proposed study is a waste of time and resources that could be spent on research that would actually help autistic people.

Scholarly writers of Bluesky: any tips on nonfiction writing resources (courses, retreats, workshops, etc.), in English, in Europe? I'd love to attend a class/summer school/workshop to improve my prose and polish my skills in pop nonfiction #writing.

Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises that if the gender marker on my passport does not match my gender marker at birth, I may be denied entry to US even with a valid visa.

Olisi kiinnostavaa nähdä vastaava analyysi scite.ai :sta joka väittää kiertävänsä tämän ongelman.

🔥DEADLINE EXTENDED!🔥 There's still time to submit your abstract to Perspectives on #Agency and #Disadvantage Keynotes: Jeanette Kennett, Nelli Hankonen, Lilian O’Brien #psychology #socialscience #philosophy For full CFP, see sites.utu.fi/agencyprojec... We hope to see you in Turku! @utu.fi

Deadline tomorrow! There's still time to submit your abstract:

Writing a chapter on ego depletion theory. This strip by Tom Gauld pretty much sums it up #psychology #philsky

Theory-freedom is an incoherent ideal for scientific objectivity and one which harms the integrity of science.

Also in the process of submitting a proposal for an edited volume with @polariskoi.bsky.social - we hope that some of the papers from the workshop could form part of the volume.

CFA: mental health and political theory Part of MANCEPT 2025 Everything political & social philosophy and ethics related to mental health / illness / madness / neurodiversity! Deadline 21 April #philsky philevents.org/event/show/1...

My Jewish family members can’t fathom why the Trump administration would appoint someone who believes Leo Frank was guilty, because they’ve never heard of groypers. None of this makes sense to them, so they can still imagine that some young Republicans are just Wall Street Reaganite types.

I used to think I was too online and that it made me disproportionately worried about fringe voices who were neither representative nor important. Now I think the opposite: people who aren’t obsessively online don’t understand what we’re up against.