If you’re surprised to hear that maths can be used as a tool to teach self-help, don’t be. I believe so deeply in its powers that I’ve written a book about it. So let’s turn to the theory in question. In his excellent book ‘Man vs Maths’ Timothy Revell puts Bayes’ theorem in simple terms: for any […]
On Creating Your Own Guide To Being A Person
It will prove helpful when life gets tough Have you ever read or heard a line in a podcast that resonated on every level, only to completely forget it a few days later? There are multiple variations of this: wanting to highlight every other paragraph in a book, but failing to remember its wise words […]
Why Your Work Matters, Regardless Of What You Do
How numbers can help us find meaning in our jobs Potential. It’s a word that has troubled many a soul. Some are told they’re not living up to theirs, while many of us spend our time struggling to reach ours. When I was growing up, I thought that if you had the aptitude and means […]
Lessons on Moving, Music and Making Houmous
Who knew what they’d teach about being human? You never know what you might discover on an ordinary Thursday. Here’s what I wrote down at the end of the day. Let me explain. 1. Ask for boxes Given I was about to move home, I needed cardboard boxes. Someone suggested that I ask for spare […]
What We Should Have Learnt About Money But Never Did
Resources to help you finally feel better about your finances As Srinivas Rao points out in his article What We Should Have Learnt in School But Never Did — we all have fixed ideas about what money means, how much we should earn and what we should do with it. Unless we question them, these […]
Being At Peace Comes Down To Two Words
And a ratio I was recently at a talk given by a brave and wise man named Gulwali Passarlay. He talked about being sent away from his homeland of Afghanistan at the age of eleven by his own mother to escape the horrors of war. He explained how he spent the next couple of years being shuttled […]
Giving Is Just Half the Equation
The Forgotten Art of Receiving When I was ten, my parents bought me a magic set from Hamley’s toy store in London. I couldn’t wait to start using it — I spent the entire 8–hour flight to India we took the next day relishing the thought of this impressive new skill. Over the next few […]
Six Letters To Help You Get The Most Out Of Life
A simple way to shift your focus In the final chapter of his book, ‘Wait What?: And Life’s Other Essential Questions’ author James E. Ryan reflects on an important question about life: “And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so? The “even so” at the end of the question, to me, […]
The Compound Effect of Love
The difference that red velvet cake can make “Cake delivery service! Check outside your door,” said a message that popped up on my phone. Sure enough, courtesy of my lovely neighbour Lucy, two tall red velvet slices lay nestled cozily beside each other in a clear plastic box on the mat. It was one of […]
Finding The Highest Common Factor Is A Surprisingly Powerful Practice
All it takes is a little time, thought and some beetroot brownies You may or may not remember how to find the Highest Common Factor of say, 54 and 30. It’s simply a special value that connects the numbers. It shows that even though two numbers may seem different, when you break them down properly, […]