Love the one you’re with.
Love the one you’re with! A well-known comedian does a bit as part of his stand-up act where he talks about him and his wife ‘spending quality time together on their phones, at separate ends of the sofa’, and jokes that it’s not his wife’s fault that she’s, ‘not as interesting as a phone. No …
Why we should learn to live on lentils.
Learn to live on lentils. On seeing the philosopher, Diogenes, eating bread and lentils, fellow philosopher, Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king said, “If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.” Diogenes replied, “Learn to live on lentils and you will not have …
People Don’t Leave Bad Jobs; They Leave Devil Bosses!
People don’t leave bad jobs; they leave devil bosses! I know it’s a well-worn phrase, but one that has a huge element of truth to it. A survey carried out at the tail-end of last year revealed that a staggering 75% of workers who left their place of employment did so because of an issue …
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It’ll be on his bloody gravestone!
I’ve got this mate called Jim whose mantra is, ‘I’ve just gotta get through the next couple of weeks and I’ll be ok,’ – and I’ve heard it so often that I’ve told him it’ll be on his bloody gravestone (he won’t mind me telling you this, I rip the piss out of him for …
Work life balance or Design your life?
You’ve probably heard a lot of people moaning about struggling to find a work-life balance- particularly those who are running their own business – and especially in the last couple of years. With more and more people working remotely from home, it’s true that the boundaries between work and everyday life are becoming blurred for …