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Published: Tue, 02/28/23
I vividly remember Balham library. I spent a lot of time there as a kid. Flicking through chess books, watching Adventures of Mr Ted and photocopying…
Published: Tue, 02/28/23
I vividly remember Balham library. I spent a lot of time there as a kid. Flicking through chess books, watching Adventures of Mr Ted and photocopying…
Published: Mon, 02/27/23
Lockdowns are over. WFH isn’t. Why? Tim Harford asks this question in the weekend’s FT. Spoiler alert in case you’ve missed the bleeding obvious… It’s…
Published: Fri, 02/24/23
A response from a reader to yesterday’s email (about the hidden danger of an increasing salary): I agree! I’m going to go freelance soon and it would…
Published: Thu, 02/23/23
Question: Why is it so easy for an elephant to get a job? Answer: Because an elephant will work for peanuts I’m here all week! But there’s a serious…
Published: Wed, 02/22/23
Yesterday I flicked through some of my old daily emails. Emails about playing Monopoly with three dice. Hunting flies around the kitchen with my…
Published: Tue, 02/21/23
I was in Covent Garden a couple of weekends ago. As I strolled past Shake Shack, I heard an “OOOOOOOOHHHH"... Followed by an “AAAAAAAAHHHH”… And then…
Published: Mon, 02/20/23
First there was The Great Resignation… Quickly followed by Quiet Quitting... Then came Act Your Wage… And now there’s Rage Applying. New slogans…
Published: Thu, 02/16/23
This mistake could be stopping you taking the ne t step in your career. And while it may seem obvious, the idea completely passed me by. Let me tell…
Published: Wed, 02/15/23
DELETE THIS. MOVE THIS. CHANGE THIS I remember writing my first credit paper like it was yesterday. I studied all the earlier papers. Buried myself in…
Published: Tue, 02/14/23
Cupid has a busy day today. He’s flying around, firing his arrows into sweetie pies, snuggle bugs and sweethearts everywhere. And spreading love and…