Explores our instinct for acquisitiveness, how it shapes saving, spending, and security, and the personal journey from fear and hoarding to community, balance, and living with enough in a world of environmental and social limits.
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Winter Update Part 4: Stories and Reflections
This is the last in our short series of updates of our activities over the past couple of months, this time focusing on the stories we have been
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Instincts 01: Self-Preservation
Of all the instincts we carry within us, self-preservation is the oldest and most fundamental. It is the force that kept our ancestors alive when predators stalked the
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Instincts 00: Getting a Handle on Our Nature
This is the first in a series of posts diving into human instincts and how they continue to play a huge role in our behaviour and decision making,
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Frugal Hedonism
hedonismnoun living and behaving in ways that mean you get as much pleasure out of life as possible, according to the belief that the most important thing in life
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Cost of Living: Systemic Crisis or Personal Choice?
I made an in-depth comparison of 1960s and 2020s middle-class life, challenging the cost-of-living crisis narrative and revealing how lifestyle inflation, rising expectations, and personal choices impact our finances, wellbeing, and time. Why scaling back rather than working harder could be the key to freedom, happiness, and long-term sustainability.
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Wired for Connection – Why Humans Need Community
Recently, I’ve been reading Our Tribal Future by Mike Samson (2023), a thought-provoking exploration into the hidden costs of loneliness and the profound benefits of human connection. Together
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Interview with Gregg Easterbrook, Author of The Progress Paradox
When I first read The Progress Paradox, I was struck by how relevant its message still is today. That while life has improved by nearly every material measure,
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The Progress Paradox – Life Gets Better Yet We Continue to Feel Worse
When More is Not Enough We live in an era of unparalleled material abundance. Compared to every generation before us, people in just about every part of the
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Musings on “The Power of Vulnerability” by Brene Brown – Part 1
I have been listening to an audiobook by Brene Brown called The Power of Vulnerability. I’m only about an hour into a 7 hour listen, but my brain