Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Term Economy

Long Term Thinking

We’re living in an age where everything seems to demand instant action. Markets swing wildly. Politicians chase headlines instead of stability. Businesses optimise for quarterly earnings rather than decade-long legacies. Even our phones train us to crave dopamine hits in seconds, not months. It’s no wonder that most people—without even realising it—start making their financial decisions in the same reactive, short-term way. In this post I’m espousing long-term thinking as an alternative.

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How to Chase Big Goals Without Losing the Now

How To Chase Big Goals Without Losing The Now

The problem with goals is that life gets in the way, especially if you have long term goals. If you are not seeing immediate progress, you may be tempted to abandon your target. This is very common. This was me with most of my goals, whose target dates were way off in the distant future. In this post I show you how to chase big goals without losing the now.

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AI Won’t Run the World—But It’ll Make It More Expensive

AI Won't Run The World


The feeling of when I upload my blog post to WordPress is satisfying. The completion of a mini project. The creation of something from nothing. A spark of an idea becomes a coherent 1,000-word essay, that will offer some value to people. Last year when I rebooted my writing regime, I did the necessary Search Engine Optimisation tasks before pressing publish. Then I realised that I needed to find a suitable image for the post. This helps with SEO.

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Reclaim Your Mind: How to Break Free from Fear Based Media

Fear Based Media

Are you being triggered by fear based media, whether it’s scrolling social media, reading the news, watching YouTube or watching tv?

I’ve written quite a lot about the negative aspects of the modern media world and uncontrolled phone usage. In this post I will talk about how specifically this programming is triggering you and give you a step-by-step guide to free yourself from it.

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Best Small Businesses to Buy in the UK with £50,000 (or Less)

Small Businesses To Buy

I am coming up to being able to withdraw a tax-free lump sum from one of my pensions, in the next few months. This will give me around £50,000 to do something with. I invest in property and so buying another buy to let property was my first thought. However, I do wonder if I should diversify into buying a business. In this post I explore the best small businesses to buy in the UK, if you have up to £50,000 to invest.

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