Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.
Hugh Mackay Quotes
One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to minimise the trauma of change in our personal lives.
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| Birth: | 1938 |
| Nationality: | Australian |
| Profession: | Columnist, Commentator, Professor, Psychologist, Social Researcher, Sociologist, Writer |
About
Hugh Clifford Mackay is an Australian psychologist, sociologist, social researcher, writer and professor. He is a regular columnist in The Age and a regularly appearing commentator on radio and television. He is a graduate of Sydney Grammar School, and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney and a Master of Arts from Macquarie University. He holds a number of academic positions, including Adjunct Professor of the Faculty of Arts of Charles Sturt University and Professor of Social Science at the University of Wollongong. He is a Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society and the Market and Social Research Society of Australia, and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society.
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