The 1970s was the decade of liberation, of anger at injustice and demands for recognition and rights. But over time, the demand for specific rights d….

It is not possible to be original by trying to be original - those who attempt this in the arts will be merely avant-garde. Originality is the produc….

It may well be that an analysis of figures would reveal a law - the duration of a marriage is inversely proportional to the cost of the wedding. Or, ….

However, the serious seeker of detachment will have to embrace the Holy Trinity of Ss - Solitude, Stillness and Silence - and reject the new religion….

But who, in the Western world, has not been deranged by a toxic cocktail of dissatisfaction, restlessness, desire and resentment? Who has not yearned….

The happiness state, when examined more closely, turns out not to be a point but a range, with contentment at the bottom and exaltation at the top...….

So the absurdity of happiness is that it is embarrassing to discuss or even mention, impossible to define or measure, may not be achievable at all - ….

Put any two people together and each will seek ways of feeling superior to the other. If a ship went down in the Pacific and a single sailor managed ….

But there is a compelling reason to develop a personal strategy for living. Rejecting issues, which often feels liberating, is actually enslavement. ….

Snobbery management is as difficult and necessary as anger management..

The talent for self-justification is surely the finest flower of human evolution, the greatest achievement of the human brain. When it comes to justi….

And a sensible work strategy might be: surrender to the task but not to the taskmaster, become absorbed in the work itself but never absorb the work ….

Employees hate meetings because they reveal that self-promotion, sycophancy, dissimulation and constantly talking nonsense in a loud confident voice ….

Being constantly the hub of a network of potential interruptions provides the excitement and importance of crisis management. As well as the false se….

Day offers two equally necessary sacraments - the benediction of morning and the absolution of dusk. In the morning coffee blesses and in the evening….

After a lifetime of engaging in long, passionate discussions I have come to the conclusion that it is a waste of time trying to convince anyone of an….