In this Insight, we’ll explore 5 reasons why, according to one world-leading psychiatrist, we procrastinate… but first, let’s take a quick look at a linked idea about happiness.
On this site, and in my book, ‘Who can you trust about money?’ I focus on ideas to help you achieve more of what matters to you – for yourself or your loved ones. Here I want to share one simple but powerful idea (with many applications in life) which could help any teenager make…
How often do you stop and think about what’s really important for your personal happiness? What activities seriously lift your mood – without giving you a hangover afterwards? In this extract from one of my books – I’ll tell you mine.
If you google ‘How to overcome fear?’ you’ll find c. 30 million results ! And that’s a lot of stuff to read 😉 But what’s interesting is that there are twice as many ‘Google results’ – yes c.60 million – on the question of ‘How to avoid fear?’ So, when you get fearful about certain matters…
If someone you care about is a raving fan of a ‘guru’ – and waits upon their guru’s every word – for life planning advice – please share this with them. There really is a better way.
Albert Camus had some great insights on life and relationships and this one is so true don’t you think? Our views are distorted … either by affection on the way into a relationship – or dislike on the way out. So, it’s easy to lose our sense of balance on these journeys …
In this classic joke about how to split the bar bill, we learn how governments should NOT tax people if they want to maintain a solid society.
With a lot of our goals, we often follow one step backwards, with two more – in the same direction! In this short Insight, we’ll look at an amazing example of this behavioural trap and consider how we can overcome it.
If you’re anything like me, you’ll know that being different can be tough some times. It’s so much easier to stick with the majority That’s not to say I go looking for arguments – but I do enjoy solving problems and looking for ways to improve the status quo. And that can ‘disturb’ people a bit…
Perhaps it’s obvious that obedience to authority does not always serve us well. But most people are very obedient – and many will accept instructions to do crazy or even dangerous things. It’s part of our human condition . . .