Introduction Having not had a holiday since early June my girlfriend and I were very excited to get some late summer sun in the Côte D’Azur (French Riviera) at the end of September. Having well timed flights meant we’d have 4 days in both Nice & Antibes. The Côte D’Azur was somewhere I’d heard excellent things about but, apart from a short break with my parents & sister in Menton more than 10 years ago – which included a half day in…
History and Background On face value the topic of current accounts is not the world’s most interesting, however given the continued low level of interest rates, after more than 7 years of a 0.5% interest rate the Bank of England cut it further to 0.25% in August 2016, and the recent slashing of perks in current account rates, finding the right current account has become very important to those who are looking to save some money in one of the…
Introduction Gin has become very fashionable in recent years, and millennials have been key in driving this revival. In a similar way that craft beer has massively taken off in the last 3-5 years so has craft gin, in fact the number of gin distilleries in Britain has doubled in just 6 years, from 2010 – 2016. This means two important things: firstly, there are now a lot of so called ‘experts’ who actually know very little and it’s always…
Whilst book reviews are a core and fundamental part of my website Johann Hari’s ‘Chasing the Scream’ may not immediately jump out to you as fitting in with the wider theme. The reason I read this book and wanted to share the key things I found out and learnt from the book is because we millennials will one day soon be the generation running the world, and we have the opportunity to learn the lessons of the failed ‘War…
Introduction The concept of passion is an emotive and contentious topic, a thorny issue and that’s why I want to cover it. Is it a good thing (an enabler) or a bad thing (constraint)? Let me start with a brief definition so we are all on the same page, I am defining a passion as something which you have a strong and intense love for, or interest in. I have two fundamental views on the importance and role of…
Introduction In a previous post I have explained in detail why a few months ago I decided to switch to a have a ketogenic breakfast, you can find it here. In that blog I covered what a ketogenic meal is, the benefits of adding a ketogenic meal to your day, and what ketogenic food I eat for breakfast. I do not want to cover old ground here, so if the term ketogenic is new to you I strongly recommend you…
Introduction Monzo is one of the coolest and, in my opinion, most interesting FinTech Companies around at the moment. It’s only been around for ~2 years, and only very recently had to change its name from Mondo to Monzo (due to copyright infringement), but it’s got a significant and growing audience. If the term FinTech is new to you, or you don’t understand exactly what it is then I suggest you check out my post on it before reading on,…
Introduction Social accountability has been a significant buzzword in the blogosphere in recent months and years, yet it remains a massively encompassing topic and can take on a many different means. The aim of this piece is to focus on why social accountability can be good for personal growth and help you reach the targets you’ve been struggling over for a long time, I’ll also touch upon how it can help society improve at a macro-level. I should start by…
Steve Case is a huge name in the tech world, having been a founder of AOL, so I was really excited to read his take on where technology is leading us next and what the future of the industry could look like. Overall I was really impressed and riveted by the book, he covers some very interesting topics and touches on the areas that could be next in line to be transformed by technology, namely education and healthcare. This isn’t…
Introduction We live in a culture where everyone is constantly looking for the latest version of what they already own and what already works perfectly, the next upgrade, and this isn’t just restricted to the technology industry. The aim of this piece is three-fold, (1) highlight that this upgrade culture is a fairly new phenomenon, then theorise why and how its come into being (2) show why it is having a detrimental effect on wider society and (3) explain what…