Happynomics and The End Of The World As We Know It
Happynomics/Happinomics, or the economics of happiness, or as real economists like to call it: “the economics of subjective well-being“, is a very important topic to your average Firestarter, because...
View Articlemy first two weeks – the highs and lows of semi-employment
It’s my first day back at “proper” work today so thought it would be a good way to summarise how the first two weeks of semi-employment, self-employment, mini-FI, a little taste of freedom, or...
View Articlerobin hood rides again + what are your best charities?
Something I’ve been thinking about for a while is that I should give a bit more to charity. I’m feel like I’m in a very fortunate position right now, and although I’ve worked hard to get here it...
View Articlewhat’s luck got to do with it?
I’m feeling very lucky today. Seriously, it’s a good job Clint Eastwood isn’t about as he’d be in big trouble. It’s another beautiful day in sunny rainy sunny cloudy England and the trees are now...
View Articleis derren brown a mustachian badass?
I’ve been a big fan of Derren Brown since I first saw some of his early shows on Channel 4, and have admired him ever more as I read a few of his books and saw more shows. I […] ↓ Read the rest of...
View ArticleElizabeth Dunn & David McRaney – you have some great advice but why you...
Ahhhh…. downshifting I came across a very much on the whole excellent podcast the other day thanks to Done By Forty’s excellent post called You’re Not as Busy as You Think You Are. The podcast...
View Articlecaravan psychology and economics 101
Living in a caravan for a couple of weeks can teach you a lot about human nature, apparently. (Oh sorry did I not mention that we’ve just got back from a holiday in the South of France? 🙂 ) […] ↓...
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