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17
May
May
How to have it all
The having it all wars are on again. Sheryl Sandberg
Facebook's COO, is advising women to “lean in”: to
believe in themselves and be more pro-active if they want to
combine career success with a vibrant family life. Others,
such as Princeton professor Anne-Marie Slaughter,...
01
May
May
How would you really enjoy spending your life?
What would you do if money was no object? How would you
really enjoy spending your life? Watch this inspiring
short film narrated by the British philosopher Alan Watts on
the topic of defining your life by what you enjoy doing.
As he...
24
Apr
Apr
Knee Deep in Textile Waste
“I just had an idea that over the course of the past few
years has struck a cord, a creative design solution to an
environmental challenge. Each time someone wears A From
Somewhere piece, or each student that discovers upcycling,
and each person that...
10
Jul
Jul
High Achiever or Wide Achiever?
Is being a specialist the best way to use our talents? The
world certainly needs heart surgeons, and we can gain
personal satisfaction and social status from exercising our
expertise. Yet the cost of being a specialist or a high
achiever, is that we...
06
Mar
Mar
Dear Bibliotherapist
Money, money, money. All I think about these days is money.
And nights too; I quite frequently wake up in a cold sweat
as I worry about how I am going to pay my bills. How I will
pay for anything in fact...
03
Feb
Feb
F.S.Michaels on The Wisdom of the Moment
A.C. Grayling's *The Good Book: A Humanist Bible *is a
compilation of Western and Eastern insight from thought and
literature that's derived from over a thousand texts. It
collects our best musings about what it means to be human
from hundreds of authors who...
22
Dec
Dec
Ben Irvine on Roko Belic's Film 'Happy'
Charm works wonders; which is why persuasion is often
sweetened with entertainment. Examples of this can readily
be found in theatre, literature, cinema, song, comedy,
political broadcasting, and, of course, advertising. The
film Happy belongs in this broad tradition, but its cast of
characters is...
16
Dec
Dec
Loretta Breuning on Why Goals Don't Bring Satisfaction
Reaching a goal triggers dopamine. That feels great, but
the spurt soon ends. Then you become who you were before the
spurt. If you're not comfortable with that, you can get
caught up in endless efforts to stimulate more dopamine with
more goal-seeking.
We're uncomfortable with...
06
Oct
Oct
We All Need Words on Status (update) Anxiety
Rob is sipping prosecco and munching crostini in Tuscany.
Molly ran 10km in a new record time.
Rob has booked a boutique hotel in Baja California.
Molly bought some shoes half price in Selfridges.
Rob loves his job.
About now...
27
Jun
Jun
John Paul Flintoff on Finding Your Route to Fulfilment
There's a poster up in tube stations at the moment which
shows a pair of legs poking out of a tent in a field. The
way I get rich, goes the strapline, is by adding DOING
NOTHING to my to-do list. It's an...
22
Jun
Jun
In Praise of Bohemia by Robert Wringham
Our lives are busy and stressful and we have developed all
manner of coping techniques: time management, yoga, annual
holidays, productivity techniques. These all undoubtedly
have merit, but instead of trying to boost efficiency or
enjoy temporary retreat from the nightmare, why don't we
learn...
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