According to my mum, once I learned to read for myself, bedtime was never an issue. Apparently, as soon as teatime and bath time were over I would solemnly announce to my family that I was ‘off to bed for a good read’. ...
The implications of a cashless society; predictions you really can rely on; the danger of seeing patterns in data, and Warren Buffett's breakfast routine. Some of the interesting snippets which caught my eye this week....
Reflections, resolutions, stories, and the happiness curve. Snippets which caught my eye over the festive period...
We’re all familiar with the ‘wisdom of crowds’ theory, but how does this stand up in today’s global social networks? [5 min read] ‘F. Scott Fitzgerald said intelligence is “the ability to hold two opposing ideas in your head at the same time and still retain...
It's all in the mind. We react to investing in a similar way to drugs; we can push ourselves to unbelievable limits and achieve extraordinary things. Be inspired! ...
The extent to which people will put up with something which negatively affects them before they will take action is amazing. Working with a financial planner can free up time you may not have. ...
Managing the Earth's resources, why books are about so much more than reading and why you can't help but listen to the Portsmouth Sinfonia. ...
Bubbles, true talent, accepting underperformance, learning to live with maybes and who IS buried on the moon? The best of what I read this week....
A Library of Mistakes, realising the difference between good advice and effective advice, Nobel Prize winners and How to care for your Introvert, these all caught my eye this week....
Black Monday, Northern Rock and earthworms on Mars may be strange bedfellows but all put in an appearance this week. Enjoy!...