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Stunning images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year pointed me towards an important lesson.
You can read my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack by clicking on the link below.
You can read my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack by clicking on the link below.
Pay Attention: what these stunning images can teach us
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year exhibition and two great books pointed me to a key lesson for the year ahead.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Stunning images from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year pointed me towards an important lesson.
You can read my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack by clicking on the link below.
You can read my latest Desperately Seeking Wisdom Substack by clicking on the link below.
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A short video on why I’m writing about how some extraordinary images and two great books pointed me towards a lesson for the year ahead.
You can check out those images by reading the full piece, below…
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January 4, 2026 at 7:51 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about how some extraordinary images and two great books pointed me towards a lesson for the year ahead.
You can check out those images by reading the full piece, below…
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Happy New Year! I write about what we get wrong with new year resolutions - and what might be a better approach, below…
New Year, New You? A Resolution That Works
This is the time of year where we focus on self-improvement - but we've got the wrong idea about new year resolutions.
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January 1, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Happy New Year! I write about what we get wrong with new year resolutions - and what might be a better approach, below…
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The flawed thinking behind new year’s resolutions - and a better approach - is the subject of my latest substack.
You can read the whole piece, by clicking on the quote below…
You can read the whole piece, by clicking on the quote below…
New Year, New You? A Resolution That Works
This is the time of year where we focus on self-improvement - but we've got the wrong idea about new year resolutions.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The flawed thinking behind new year’s resolutions - and a better approach - is the subject of my latest substack.
You can read the whole piece, by clicking on the quote below…
You can read the whole piece, by clicking on the quote below…
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A short video on why I’m writing about changing our approach to new year’s resolutions if we want them to be a success.
You can read the full piece by clicking on the link below…
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You can read the full piece by clicking on the link below…
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December 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about changing our approach to new year’s resolutions if we want them to be a success.
You can read the full piece by clicking on the link below…
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You can read the full piece by clicking on the link below…
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Mark Twain famously said, “To a person with a hammer, everything is a nail.” I use this quote in my latest Substack on why our strengths are often our weaknesses. You can read it all by clicking on the image below👇.
Your strengths are your weaknesses…
… and your weaknesses can be strengths. Asking ourselves if our skills are fit for the situation we face is a crucial part of gaining wisdom.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Mark Twain famously said, “To a person with a hammer, everything is a nail.” I use this quote in my latest Substack on why our strengths are often our weaknesses. You can read it all by clicking on the image below👇.
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A short video on why I’m writing about learning to unlearn - specifically the belief that life is all about me. You can check it out by clicking on the link below.
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December 7, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about learning to unlearn - specifically the belief that life is all about me. You can check it out by clicking on the link below.
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A short video on why I’m writing about learning to embrace - even love - change is the key to contentment. You can read the full piece, here:
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November 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about learning to embrace - even love - change is the key to contentment. You can read the full piece, here:
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A short video on why I’m writing about if Substack is worth all the effort. You can read the full piece, below:
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November 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about if Substack is worth all the effort. You can read the full piece, below:
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A short video on why Im writing about how many people find saying “No” so hard - and how we can do it better…
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November 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
A short video on why Im writing about how many people find saying “No” so hard - and how we can do it better…
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A short video on why this week I’m writing about why we struggle to say no to temptation - and what we can do about it.
You can read the whole piece here:
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You can read the whole piece here:
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November 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
A short video on why this week I’m writing about why we struggle to say no to temptation - and what we can do about it.
You can read the whole piece here:
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You can read the whole piece here:
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This short video explains why I’m writing about seeing the failure to deal with the Prince Andrew scandal up close - and why the lessons of that failure apply to many other situations.
you can read the full piece, here:
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you can read the full piece, here:
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October 26, 2025 at 7:59 AM
This short video explains why I’m writing about seeing the failure to deal with the Prince Andrew scandal up close - and why the lessons of that failure apply to many other situations.
you can read the full piece, here:
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you can read the full piece, here:
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A short video on why I’m writing about the wisdom behind Charlie Mackesy’s observation that “shouting at a flower won’t make it bloom”. You can read the whole piece below…
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October 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about the wisdom behind Charlie Mackesy’s observation that “shouting at a flower won’t make it bloom”. You can read the whole piece below…
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The world is a bleak place for so many - in this short video I explain why I’m writing about what might persuade them otherwise…
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October 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The world is a bleak place for so many - in this short video I explain why I’m writing about what might persuade them otherwise…
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Every fibre in our being tells us to protect ourselves, and yet therapists urge us to be vulnerable. I write about how you might deal with that paradox below...
The Paradox of Vulnerability
Life teaches us to protect ourselves - but therapists urge us to learn to be vulnerable - risking pain. How do we get the balance right?
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October 11, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Every fibre in our being tells us to protect ourselves, and yet therapists urge us to be vulnerable. I write about how you might deal with that paradox below...
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A short video on why I’m writing about the paradox of vulnerability - and how overcoming it can change your life for the better.
You can read the who piece by clicking on the link below…
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You can read the who piece by clicking on the link below…
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October 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about the paradox of vulnerability - and how overcoming it can change your life for the better.
You can read the who piece by clicking on the link below…
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You can read the who piece by clicking on the link below…
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So much of the advice we get on how we should approach our working lives is bad. Here’s a short video explaining why.
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You can read the full piece, here: open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...
September 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
So much of the advice we get on how we should approach our working lives is bad. Here’s a short video explaining why.
You can read the full piece, here: open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...
You can read the full piece, here: open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...
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A short video on why I’m writing about how toxic tribalism on social media is now is curdling into calls for violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk. You can read the full piece -including what’s to be done - below…
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September 21, 2025 at 6:57 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about how toxic tribalism on social media is now is curdling into calls for violence after the murder of Charlie Kirk. You can read the full piece -including what’s to be done - below…
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A short video on why “Don’t give up”
and “Keep going” are such common and powerful pieces of advice.
You can check out the full piece,
here:
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and “Keep going” are such common and powerful pieces of advice.
You can check out the full piece,
here:
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September 14, 2025 at 6:55 AM
A short video on why “Don’t give up”
and “Keep going” are such common and powerful pieces of advice.
You can check out the full piece,
here:
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and “Keep going” are such common and powerful pieces of advice.
You can check out the full piece,
here:
open.substack.com/pub/craigoli...
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A short video on why I’m writing about how sometimes when you lose you really win, and sometimes when you win, you really lose - and how it should change the way you look at life.
You can check out the full piece, here:
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You can check out the full piece, here:
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August 31, 2025 at 6:56 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about how sometimes when you lose you really win, and sometimes when you win, you really lose - and how it should change the way you look at life.
You can check out the full piece, here:
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You can check out the full piece, here:
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A short video explaining why I’m writing about how so much “self help”
is really snake oil masquerading as wisdom.
You can read the whole piece, here:
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is really snake oil masquerading as wisdom.
You can read the whole piece, here:
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August 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
A short video explaining why I’m writing about how so much “self help”
is really snake oil masquerading as wisdom.
You can read the whole piece, here:
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is really snake oil masquerading as wisdom.
You can read the whole piece, here:
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So much of what passes for self help and wisdom is really bullshit. I write about it and how we should react, below…
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Manifest Bullshit - Wisdom As Snake Oil.
There's a lot of bad advice out there masquerading as wisdom - often asking us to question science or the way things operate. How do you make sure you don't get misled?
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August 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
So much of what passes for self help and wisdom is really bullshit. I write about it and how we should react, below…
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A short video on why I’m writing about the extraordinary story of my grandfather, the hero I never met. You can read the whole piece, below.
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August 10, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A short video on why I’m writing about the extraordinary story of my grandfather, the hero I never met. You can read the whole piece, below.
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Experts say we need a routine to help set us up for the day- but what should it be, and how do you stick to it?
A short video, and you can read the whole piece, below:
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A short video, and you can read the whole piece, below:
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August 3, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Experts say we need a routine to help set us up for the day- but what should it be, and how do you stick to it?
A short video, and you can read the whole piece, below:
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A short video, and you can read the whole piece, below:
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Teaching Children the Wrong Lessons
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Teaching Children the Wrong Lessons
The failure to teach emotional resilience cost many in my generation dear. It's costing this one in a different way.
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July 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Teaching Children the Wrong Lessons
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