The wife of a successful entrepreneur once remarked to me that she had pointed out to her husband that there will always be someone else with a bigger yacht in the marina. She was hinting that it’s fine to work, but there’s a point at which you ought to stop and spend a bit of …
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You can’t outrun a poor diet: Calories Matter
About 70% of calorie consumption is accounted for by metabolism though the absolute number varies little for people of different metabolic rates. So, if you’re an average male whose calorie burn is 2,000 a day (can be 1,500 – 2,500 depending on height), about 1,400 are consumed just being you (brain, breathing etc). For females …
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Global perspectives: Technology, Growth, Money, Politics and what to invest in
The Long Term We’re talking 20 years or so here. In 20 years we’ll be facing Big Stuff. Climate change, weather volatility, species loss, clean air, clean water, … that whole environment thing will be getting much more serious and everyone will be dealing with it in some way or another. I’m hoping it’ll make …
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The dangers of committees and what they signal.
The article below by Dr Schori and Mr Garee is quoted wholesale because it’s amusing, anthropomorphic, so easy to relate to, and accurate. Committees have a tendency to be inefficient and ineffective, consuming resources and delaying results. Consensus is necessary, but usually that’s at strategic or policy level. If it’s necessary for daily or tactical …
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How to change the world: Change your mind, body and spirit.
Joe Dispenza has been elucidating the science of mind for decades. In this talk (embedded below) he gives a clear, easy to follow description of how the mind works and how a person can change themselves by, literally, changing their mind. To summarise: The brain is constantly changing – the growth, decay, connection and disconnection …
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The sun stood still, and it all began again …
The solstice passed today at 4 in the morning (UTC). For most people, it is ignored or unknown, while for a few it is recognised as the event that gives rise to all the other seasonal holidays at this time of year – Christmas, Hanukkah, Yule, Saturnalia, and the calendar new years like Hogmany and …
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System change, social media and your choices.
COP21 comes to a close as the wind howls and Jaspar’s rugby game is cancelled because so much water fell on the pitch last night. Climate change is great, but it’s not good. I love the warmer weather so here in Ireland it’s almost as warm as Hong Kong in the winter; you can go …
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Numbers That Matter – COP21
Is the scale of marches for change today a significant number? They are certainly the largest individual marches and the largest globally coordinated march, and the first to include a virtual march which allowed people to participate without travelling long distance. They say about 600,000 marched (excluding virtual marchers) around the world. That’s a lot …
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Terrorism to Happiness – connecting the dots
The news seems to be as bleak as ever, … but the outlook is worse. There have always been stories of blood, death, corruption and pollution but now the consequences are more global and terminal. There is even a rationale argument that we are past tipping point, but I choose to believe that there is …
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Are you feeling it, Celtic Tiger?
They say that Ireland is back from the brink. The data shows it, the traffic on the M50 around Dublin shows it and the budget displays a touch of the old hubris we knew from the noughties. GDP might be above 5% but we’re not feeling it so much on the ground. The growth is …
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