Some years ago, I went to see my Mum at her home in Sussex. The previous time I’d visited, she complained that her hearing wasn’t as good as it used to be, (albeit it still works remarkably well some years later if I say the wrong thing!), so when my car crunched over her gravel […]
Target audience. Some years ago, I went to see my Mum at her home in Sussex. The previous time I’d visited, she complained that her hearing wasn’t as good as it used to be, (albeit it still works remarkably well some years later if I say the wrong thing!), so when my car crunched over […]
I’m seeing a specialist physiotherapist for treatment to my left hand. You see, I had a trapped nerve, and this has led to losing over 80% of my strength in my hand with my little finger having almost no feeling at all. It took less than 3 months for one nerve to significantly disable one […]
Trapped nerve. I’m seeing a specialist physiotherapist for treatment to my left hand. You see, I had a trapped nerve, and this has led to losing over 80% of my strength in my hand with my little finger having almost no feeling at all. It took less than 3 months for one nerve to significantly […]
Before anyone says: “It’s not healthy for many people”, “That’s poor advice for lots of folk”, “You’re not medically qualified” – I know. I’m not reporting on my 2×70 hour fasts for medical reasons. Or even for fat loss, even though I’ve dropped 8.4kg in 7 weeks. No, I want to share what I learned […]
Fast. Before anyone says: “It’s not healthy for many people”, “That’s poor advice for lots of folk”, “You’re not medically qualified” – I know. I’m not reporting on my 2×70 hour fasts for medical reasons. Or even for fat loss, even though I’ve dropped 8.4kg in 7 weeks. No, I want to share what I […]
A Christmas Carol. Our members will each receive a “Dickensian” gift this year, and there’s a reason why, and I hope the message in this final four-i of the year resonates with you too. In May 1843, Charles Dickens, having attended a fundraising dinner for the poor, described the rich folk who were present as […]
The chains of habit. Samuel Johnson’s allegorical tale, ‘The Vision of Theodore’, provides a warning of the dangers in the pursuit of happiness, via a character named ‘Habit’ who would cleverly bind the unwary in chains; and then, once bound, would take them to the “caverns of despair”. “It was the peculiar artifice of Habit […]
As one door closes… Last week, we opened up our regular financial briefing for Property Academy members to anyone interested in hearing the common sense and wisdom from Roger Martin-Fagg, (a brilliant behavioural economist), who correctly forecasted, months ahead, the results of the last three general elections, both the Trump and Biden victories, recessions, booms […]
Energy. On holiday, the conversation turned to the first law of thermodynamics. Yes, I know that might sound unusual, but when you’re with an 18 year old physics whizz, that’s what happens. What I learned is that energy in the universe can neither be created nor destroyed – energy can only be transformed from one […]