Pain is a mechanism that our nervous system uses to provide us with information. That information is usually about damage being caused to the body. The pain is there to tell us to take actions which allow our bodies to heal, which in turn causes the pain to stop. If...

America’s new bold tariff play has, if nothing else, cast a shadow of uncertainty over the world economy. Using tariffs to protect domestic industries is a valid tool in the economic toolbox. By doing so you make imported goods more expensive, thereby offering a...

The Sun’s 1986 headline, “Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster”, was one of the most attention-grabbing ever produced by any newspaper. Was it true? Who knows? Who cares? Freddie Starr got plenty of publicity from it. In this Information Age everyone is after your attention....

What do you do on the days your motivation tank is drained to empty, or when you just can’t get excited about doing anything. On some of these days I do think actually doing next to nothing is okay. Maybe you needed the rest to recharge your batteries. But having too...

The New Year is now not quite so new, and the newsfeed is filling up with all sorts of, well, shall we say different and interesting things. My guess is that ‘things’ will only get stranger and more chaotic the further we move into 2025. So how do you keep your feet...

One of the best-selling video games of all time, The Sims was released 25 years ago this week. If you don’t know, The Sims is a life simulation game. You create a character, manage their moods, and help them to satisfy their desires. You build them a home, help them...

Justin Trudeau the long serving Canadian Prime Minister resigned this week. Just before he stepped in front of his podium to tell the nation about his decision, his notes blew away. Unperturbed he carried on without them. How would you have reacted if that had...

The winter solstice is almost upon us. It was revered in Neolithic times, Newgrange in Ireland is aligned to the sunrise, and Stonehenge is aligned to the sunset on the winter solstice. It was also celebrated in Rome, but on 25th December. Which was just a few days...

I recently read 30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer. He is an American sociologist and gerontologist. In the 2000s he conducted in depth interviews with 1,800 older Americans. As the title of his book suggests he gleaned a lot of advice from these life experts....