Behavioural Traps

Why you should ignore guru guidance

and climb on the shoulders of giants

Newton, not gurus

Why you should ignore guru guidance

and climb on the shoulders of giants

If someone you care about is a raving fan of a ‘guru’ – and waits upon their guru’s every word – for life planning advice – please share this with them. There really are better roads to self-improvement.

Is your mood being manipulated?

To get you spending *all* your money today?

Jenny Shoo

Is your mood being manipulated?

To get you spending *all* your money today?

In this extract from Chapter 1 of my book, ‘Who misleads YOU about money?’ we’ll learn how we’re tricked into spending all our money today. This matters because the result is our failure to save for our big, long term financial life goals – for ourselves and our loved ones.

Finding happiness in shades of grey

and no, it's not about 'that' book!

Camus. We deceive ourselves twice

Finding happiness in shades of grey

and no, it's not about 'that' book!

Albert Camus had some great insights on life and relationships and this one is so true don’t you think? Our views are distorted, either by affection on the way into a relationship or dislike on the way out. So, it’s easy to lose our sense of balance on these journeys …

Feeling good about this book

because it's helped a lot of people, including me, with depression

David Burns. One person make you happy. Paul Claireaux

Feeling good about this book

because it's helped a lot of people, including me, with depression

To achieve more,of whatever we strive for, it sure helps if we’re feeling good about it. And yet we can’t feel good all the time  – so how do we deal with that?

How to prevent arguments about money

and minimise the need to talk about money at all.

Angry with my partner

How to prevent arguments about money

and minimise the need to talk about money at all.

If you have arguments about money with your partner – or you sense an argument is brewing – this Insight is for you. You might also find this Insight useful even if ‘money is no problem’ in your home, currently, or to share it to help others.

Why there’s no F in change

and why we need a bit of discomfort to achieve it.

Leaping for change

Why there’s no F in change

and why we need a bit of discomfort to achieve it.

If you want to make a change in your life, to achieve more for yourself or your loved ones, this is the best way to start that journey. This Insight is one of many you’ll find on this site that explores solid (evidence-based) ideas to help you with personal change. If you like this one,…

5 reasons why we procrastinate

and how we can get ourselves unstuck

Voltaire Perfect enemy of good

5 reasons why we procrastinate

and how we can get ourselves unstuck

In this Insight, we’ll explore 5 reasons why, according to one world-leading psychiatrist, we procrastinate… but first, let’s take a quick look at a linked idea about happiness.

Get your teenagers flying

teach them to invest *early* in themselves

Teenagers flying

Get your teenagers flying

teach them to invest *early* in themselves

On this site, and in my book, ‘Who can you trust about money?’ I focus on ideas to help you achieve more of what matters to you – for yourself or your loved ones. Here I want to share one simple but powerful idea (with many applications in life) which could help any teenager make…

Know your elements of well-being

And how you might change your scores

Elements of your well-being

Know your elements of well-being

And how you might change your scores

Hey guys, a couple of years back (Sept 2015) I had a great day out listening to experts in well-being – and saw the Dalai Lama interviewed on stage at a London Theatre.

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