Serious investment thinking that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Originally published October 2022. Productivity, sustainability and resilience. This summer I left central London and lived for a month in suburban Austin, Texas. It...
Originally published October 2022. Success depends on recognising a good thing. Do you indulge in magical thinking? You probably don’t want to think so, but many people...
In his 2005 book, Everything was Forever, Until It Was No More: The Last Soviet Generation, Alexei Yurchak introduced the term ‘hypernormalisation’. The book concentrated...
Originally published March 2022. Today, insurance, social security and modern medicine help us cope when something bad happens. As we manage risk in our day-to-day lives, we can...
Originally published May 2022. When I first moved to London 20 years ago, the sight of a parakeet was a relatively rare occurrence, a pleasant surprise. I would only see them...
Where modern office work began Originally published March 2022. I love coffee. I love spending time in great cafes. So I have always been curious about the numerous plaques...