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Category : Values
Life skills education
I keep seeing media articles lately about teaching things to children. I’ve seen videos and articles about teaching finance, emotional intelligence, happiness and resilience, thinking skills and entrepreneurial skills. That’s great, except that the curriculum is pretty crowded … Continue reading
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Being a happier person
I’ve been involved in some discussions recently about “happiness”. I’ve written about it before, but the message doesn’t seem to get through – people still assume money is the key to happiness despite all the evidence. … Continue reading
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The happiest days of your life
A report was recently issued about what children need to be happy. I don’t want to be uncharitable, but I didn’t have quite the same reaction of “this is a revelation” that some had. That’s probably because I’ve spent … Continue reading
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The happiness survey
There are reports in the press today about the Happiness survey. The comments made in the press – this is all obvious and a waste of money – are both fair and unfair. They’re fair because, as I’ve said … Continue reading
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Once in a lifetime
Are you going to the Olympics? I have to say I’m not that bothered for myself. But I’ve got friends who have gone for the maximum value of tickets they can afford (and sometimes rather more!) And I’m surprised that … Continue reading
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The pursuit of happiness
Simply the best programme on happiness ! I’ve been critical of the BBC for apparently ignoring all the good research so far, so well done the BBC for a really balanced programme! It’s a half hour radio show, not sure how … Continue reading
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Financial planning basics
I’ve been asked about my “recipe” for successful financial planning. I don’t have one – in the sense of “ten top tips” that work for everybody. People, you, are unique and there isn’t a one size fits all solution. Anybody … Continue reading
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Economise on economics
I saw Paul Lewis from MoneyBox (a generally good guy, with a good programme) on the BBC morning programme today. He “couldn’t believe” that the Governor of the Bank of England said that he (the Governor) couldn’t control the economy. I … Continue reading
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Changing markets
Everybody seems to accept that we’re in a period of change. Nobody knows what the housing market will do, what the stock market will do, how the economy as a whole will react to “necessary cuts” – but everybody seems … Continue reading
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Going to university
It’s going to get more expensive to go to university. Having designed a lot of selection systems and coached quite a few people to “pass” systems other people have designed, I’ll give you the benefit of that experience in a couple of questions … Continue reading
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