Habits need to be kept under constant review-“what’s it for?”

I am a great advocate and proponent for the power of habit. I have significant personal experience of how habit can help and harm in the course of a person’s life. For example, the bad habit I had of smoking a great deal of strong cigarettes on a daily basis for many years. And the… Continue reading Habits need to be kept under constant review-“what’s it for?”

The power of habit, organisation, standard operating procedures and obsessive compulsive disorder

One of the girls in the office-Josephine-suggested not too long ago that I had obsessive compulsive disorder. She said it half-jokingly but like most ‘half joking’ remarks there was probably a grain of truth in the observation. My daughter, Lisa, is a primary school teacher and we have often discussed autism and ‘being on the… Continue reading The power of habit, organisation, standard operating procedures and obsessive compulsive disorder

The 1 Thing I Have Learned from Losing 3.5 Stone

From August 2018 to date, April 2019, I have lost 3.5 stone weight.  And the most important thing I have learned from the exercise has not been about the food I eat or the exercise I take. No, these things are important, alright, but they are not the most important thing. The most important thing… Continue reading The 1 Thing I Have Learned from Losing 3.5 Stone