Thought Lateral
Looking at the world laterally, but that’s beside the point ;-)
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There is a choice we need to make, and we know what we should do. We know. We know we know, but do we do? Often not. We have self limiting actions that set ourselves up for failure.

How do you know your car is about to break down and leave you stranded? Perhaps “I’d rather it didn’t” you reply, since you perform a service check every few thousand miles. By having its regular maintenance check you hoope the car will continue to function well for a very long period without interruption. When last did you have a health check  [...]

One penny is not a lot. Many would shun it if it lies on the street. Those who shun the free money also would like to be financially well off. Yet, by picking up the penny they would be moving one step closer to their goal.

The disparate division of food on the globe causes problems not only for those who have too little, but the health effects are well known for those who have too much. The growth of shopping trolleys over the years and marketing methods used to influence people to consume more is well documented. This extra consumption [...]

Having the reflexes of a cat is good for cats, and can also be quite useful for humans too. Lightning reflexes are a useful ability to maintain as the years go by. Thankfully there is a entire industry devoted to it.

There are not many who would suck on the end of a lorry exhaust pipe. There are a significant number who would not smoke a cigarette. Why? Obviously because they would not want to harm their lungs with the deadly pollutants. Strangely, we often do the equivalent and far worse to ourselves.

What are you eating? What have you eaten today? What do you plan to eat tomorrow? Whatever you eat will become you. As for the physical, so for the mental. Whatever your mind eats will become your beliefs, and ultimately your destiny.

Telling jokes is fun, but listening to them even more so. Comedians and comedies abound and it is good to make use of them. They’ve worked hard, trained hard, and practised even harder. So it would be a shame to let all that effort go to waste?

Life can be too serious at times, so it is good to maintain balance and see the humorous side of things. Besides, it is a free prescription medicine that you can take to feel better whenever you need it. “A merry heart does good like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 says. A [...]

There are certain things you know you know, and yet you know you don’t. One example for myself is in eating more fruit. I know that I know about its goodness, yet I know I don’t fully realise that goodness in my diet. So this Life Hack is more of a Sensible Hack. After all, [...]