The paradox of choice
Barry Schwartz who wrote The Paradox of Choice believes that in affluent societies too much choice is detrimental to well-being. When there are a …
Simplicity
The importance of relationships
Close relationships, more than money or fame, are what keep people happy throughout their lives. Study after study reveal this, including one of the …
Life is easy
I strongly encourage you to watch this TEDx talk. It’s a little bit cheeky to have a blog post that is a Youtube video, …
More good with less
‘Do more with less’ is a catch-cry in the sustainability movement but it is also a catch-cry for businesses who despoil the environment. The …
The best things in life
Money, where it comes from and what it can buy, is not everything. In our society, the economy gets way too much attention – in …
The benefits of the modest lemon
Throughout history people have used taken advantage of the benefits of the modest lemon. People have used lemons not just as a flavourful food …
10 reasons we have stuff we don’t use
The 80:20 principle says that you will use 80% of your things 20% of the time – and 20% of your things 80% of …
The benefits of round houses
In the past, round houses were much more common. Traditional circular shelters include igloos, tipis, African mud brick huts, yurts and British and European …
Eating wisely
It was the author of The Omnivores Dilemma, Michael Pollan, who summed up the wisest diet with the epigram: Eat food, mostly plants, not …