As well as cheering on my fellow Moroccans, I’ve been interested in how they’ve managed to level-up their performance to be able to beat the world’s top teams. Having done some reading on this, I realise there are many parallels between a successful football team and any other team. I will highlight a few of […]
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The topic of disparities and discrimination is probably one of the best examples of the need for high-level critical thinking to navigate a very nuanced and longstanding debate. Following a related discussion with a close friend, he gifted me a book titled ‘Disparities and Discrimination’ by the economist Thomas Sowell. Debate aside, I found this
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A few months ago I invested in an Electric Brompton (folding bicycle). My main motivation was to save time – my most important resource. Cycling home from work the other day various events came together to present an unexpected but perfect anecdote of the impact of resources on social mobility. Social mobility can broadly be
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When you think about the biggest achievements in your life, they will probably have been accompanied by periods of peak motivation. Whether you were motivated by a challenge, money, passion or hardship – there was something that spurred you on to take action and deliver. Endless examples demonstrate the power of motivation: How can someone
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Being on parental leave has given me a new lease of life when it comes to reading. The daily grind had previously been my excuse for not reading as much as I wanted to, but the truth is there is always time in the day when you’ve established reading as a consistent habit. This is
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There have been several memorable moments in my life where I’ve looked around me and thought “wow, I really am different from these people”. Likewise, I’ve also experienced memorable moments when I’ve felt a remarkable sense of belonging and group identity. Being a ‘minority’ in a majority environment can span various dimensions including ethnicity, socio-economic
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I’m going to keep this one super concise and practical – your habits largely determine who you are and the likelihood of reaching your goals. These are my favourite points from Atomic Habits (Clear, 2018): What you need to do: You will struggle to do some good habits consistently, which is fine. The habit tracker
The more I learn about personality, the more I’m convinced that a good understanding of your own personality and that of others can significantly improve different aspects of your life. As humans we all have unique aspects, however, look deeper and you can identify patterns in our traits and behaviours that can be used to
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It is widely accepted that how smart someone is will play a big factor in how successful they are in life – with ‘smart’ typically referring to their intelligence or mental abilities (as measured by their IQ score). However, there is still a significant amount of variation in life outcomes that can’t be explained by
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I’ve just hit my 10-year graduation anniversary, so it’s the perfect time to reflect on all the things I would do differently if I could go back to being a University student. The past 10 years have given me a lifetime’s worth of experience and in hindsight my main regret from Uni is being a
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