My grandad... ........smoked 40 a day and lived to 90. And it's true. It's a fact. But most that lived to 90 didn't. Be careful how you interpret the evidence you have.   We have to do something about this.... Do you? Really? What happens if you don’t? How do you...

Signs When you're lost everything is a sign. Angles Don't get shouty or angry or whatever.... Think, what if I looked at it from this angle... Real skill What's the real skill of an artist? The work itself? Or the willingness to show the work? One takes guts, the...

Waiting What are you waiting for? If you really want to do it get on with it. The rewards can come later.   However if all your ducks have to be lined up before you act - the dream job, for good money, in the right location - then you're hobbling yourself before...

Talk about “doubling down” (see here) - it seems the Bank Of England believes that the problem does not lie with the impossibility of accurately forecasting anything, but with their forecasting (in)ability. There may well be varying degrees of incompetence at the Bank...