Unless you’re religious (which I am not) then asking the question “what is the meaning of life?” doesn’t make sense. The word “meaning” implies there’s an unwritten plan by someone or thing. …
The purpose of life: survive and reproduce
Author Archives: Richard
Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need
“Work spares us from three evils: boredom, vice, and need” — this is a quote from the French writer, historian and philosopher: Voltaire. I love this quote. It’s not immediately intuitive though. Work spares us from need — …
Before creation, comes destruction
The Manga character Beerus (“God of Destruction”) says: “Before creation, comes destruction” which is synonymous to Pablo Picasso’s quote: “Every act of creation is first of all an act of destruction”. Everywhere we look there’s evidence of what Beerus and …
Lifestyle inflation: how luxuries become necessities
I’ve been re-reading one of my favourite books recently: Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. It’s not your ordinary history book, it’s just as much about human behaviour as it is history. I found this extract on lifestyle inflation particularly enjoyable: …
The Digital Revolution is a fraud
The Digital Revolution is the widespread adoption of digital computing which began in the second half of the 20th century and continues to the present day. The Digital Revolution (also called the Third Industrial Revolution) is the era of computer …
Best free landlord apps
Using technology can make your life easier as a landlord and everyone prefers technology when it’s free! Based on my experience and research here are my top 5 best free landlord apps based on common landlord tasks.
1) Inventory, check-in/out
…Upgrade your brain to the latest version
Nothing beats swimming outside on a summer’s day with the sunshine warming your back. That’s one of the reasons I got back into the swing of swimming at my local lido. I swim lengths and it feels like my technique …
Living as a nomad in the UK
I live in a London flat, and like many, where I live is based on where I work. As much as I’d like to keep hold of my flat after escaping the daily grind, it would be a lost income …
Making rental income passive (enough)
“For every minute spent organising, an hour is earned.”
Benjamin Franklin
I hate stress, but I really hate it. I’m not mentally wired to handle the smallest amount of it. I’ll worry about the smallest thing. That’s why I try …
Take the deathbed test
Imagine that your life is about to end prematurely or fast-forward in time to your eighties or nineties. You’re sitting on your deathbed reflecting on what you’ve done and not done with your life – are you satisfied? This is …