Do It Yourself?

The wife and I have a guy in at the moment doing some painting.   The entrance, stairs and landing.   And the kitchen.   Apparently they have got "filthy".   I fail to see this, but that's

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Willpower won’t power

Take two groups of people.   Get them to set some goals.   Lose weight, improve academic scores, do better at work, etc, etc.   Check in with them regularly over time.   Monitor how regularly they are exposed

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There are no silver bullets

Stake through the heart for vampires.   Silver bullet for werewolves.   Standard mythical creature killing techniques.   We all know this.   Difficulty there is how do we get hold of these things in an emergency?   The stake

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They tugged harder by themselves

In 1913 French agricultural engineer Maximilien Ringelmann conducted an experiment.   He got a load of French dudes to pull a rope.   Individually and in groups of different sizes.   He found that the bigger

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How to cheat properly

Don't worry, I'm not about to start advising on how to cheat on your partner.   Or maybe I should apologise for the disappointment ;)   'Cheat meals' is a popular phrase nowadays.   Not a

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Optimal vs. Sustainable

We've mentioned before that part of being restively successful in a field in which most struggle........   Is that others compare what they do to what we do.   "Better but cheaper" is what

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Sweets and vitamins?

By the time most people come to us they've tried a number of different approaches to the old weigh / health / fitness game.   With varying successes.   By definition though, these other

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You can’t ‘use’ heroin

Apparently, if a drug is illegal, you can't, by technical definition 'use' it.   Taking them is classed as abusing them.   Prescription painkillers you can use or you can abuse.   Heroin you can only

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