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We all know that Charles Darwin said that survival was a prize won by the fittest, suggesting that we compete for scarce resources.  However this is only part of the truth, because if we look at nature, there is far more evidence that co-operation is the best route to survival.  You can look at colonies […][...] read more » Being nice pays… scientifically speaking

I came across a couple of things today which seemed to be on a similar theme.  The first was an interview with some Tech ‘experts’ who were discussing the impact of technology on our lives and how it impacted our free time; do we have more more or less free time when we could get […][...] read more » Choices

In the order I tried them, and as pictured above, these are the Misfit Shine, the Jawbone Move and the Fitbit Flex.  They are are all relatively simple and low priced fitness trackers.  Basically they use accelerometers to measure how active you are; you can think of them as high tech pedometers.  The thing that […][...] read more » 3 Low cost, Fitness Trackers reviewed

Author Ramit Sethi has developed something he calls “The Seagull Theory.”  It is a useful little device to remind you to pay attention.  In the olden times, sailors would pay attention to the seabirds they saw and would know if they spotted certain birds, such as seagulls, then they were getting close to land.  One […][...] read more » Seagulls

I have often written here about the importance of maintaining momentum in Change, but at the moment I am personally experiencing a different phase of this process.  It is seldom in our busy lives that we have time to pause and ponder, and in my experience most business people hardly have a moment to scratch […][...] read more » Momentum and Space

Lesson 4:  “What would people think?” We all live inside invisible walls constructed by our society, we are self-policing to the degree that we care and worry about what others would think and this has its positives.  However, often it constrains us in ways that limit us.  We judge ourselves and project that judgement on […][...] read more » Four lessons from our self-talk: lesson 4

Lesson 3: “They are smarter than me” or “I couldn’t do that” We often feel like this or say it ourselves and others and guess what?  Sometimes it is even true.  Of course there are more talented or more intelligent people out there; we can’t all be Stephen Hawkings or Bob Dylan!  However, the good […][...] read more » Four lessons from our self-talk: lesson 3

Lesson 2:  “I  don’t like them (or that)” When you hear yourself saying or thinking this you should pause and ask:- What exactly is it that you don’t like about them? Does something they do remind you of yourself?  Perhaps something you don’t much like? Does what they do or who you perceive them to […][...] read more » Four lessons from our self-talk: lesson 2

Lesson 1:  “I can’t do that” or “I’m too lazy” When you hear yourself utter or think either of these phrases you need to pause and reflect.  It is easy to say them in a self-depreciating way and think you are joking, but it is worth asking what is really behind this convenient cop-out.  Ask […][...] read more » Four lessons from our self-talk: lesson 1

This a useful TED talk by Dr Guy Winch.  He is a psychologist who is worth a listen.  He sensibly posits the thought that despite all the evidence that mental issues affect our physical state and health, we constantly ignore them.  Young children are schooled in the importance of looking after their bodies, but we […][...] read more » It’s all in the mind… Only it isn’t!