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Is reading a book you have already read a bit like visiting an old friend? A certain comfort in it, like a cosy pair of slippers. Or in my case, socks and sandals. :LOL:

I have an idea for you Bee, that may help. Use Choice Architecture. I have been meaning to do a post on this - will get to it sometime. Place your gym kit already laid out before you go to work. Then, when you get back from work, just say to yourself... 1. All I need to do is put the gym kit...

I am curious how many books you read per year and of what type. Myself? I read a lot, but more often than not keep starting new ones without finishing the old ones! All the stuff I read is non-fiction, ranging from pop-psychology, to heavy going textbooks to business related material. One habit...

I have a different plea. If you know one person, get them to join the forum and make a post.

It took activists in the US to improve racial equality. Did it just happen in the UK, or do you think they looked over the pond at what was happening there first?

AI, I often think common sense has gone out the window with a lot of the PC nonsense.

Did the Race Relations Act come into force in a vacuum, or has the work of Martin Luther King (etc) been influential to the West?

Conserving energy by not going to the gym (short-term thinking), and getting addicted to the pleasure of the new crack house, The Mind Tavern. :D The great brain battles are constant and ongoing.

I think when you rub up against other cultures, you bleed aspects of it into your own country. Look at the multicultural UK for example, where curry is the most popular food! Since the US is the most dominant culture, and in particular with the number of US movies/box sets we watch, we suck from...

Well, give me an example of the things you are talking about and I will respond!

I would argue that if it was the result of our own Acts in the UK, rather than outside influence, then it seems "magical" that most other Western countries are following suit at the same time. Remarkable! :D

That is an easy one. We have two minds: the primitive reptilian brain (fight and flight + pleasure seeker) vs the prefrontal cortex. The reptilian brain was part of the universal brain formed 300 million years ago, which is shared amongst mammals and birds. It is instinctive in nature. The...

I think much of US culture filters through to the UK. Look at political correctness. I hope for God's sake we don't have the madness happening in the US right now, especially on college campuses. But sadly, I think it has already taken a foothold. Maybe we have something we can filter to the...

The atheists are the ones who say the dreamers have it wrong. The dreamers include those who are religious. The scientists don't necessarily say they have it wrong, because there are many religious scientists. They have a dual channel in their head, where they keep each separate. Evidence and...

Would you agree that the UK is more litigious than we used to be?

I went out of the house for the first time in 5 days today. It was so nice to see the sun! And I finished my VAT return And I spoke to a lawyer, albeit briefly, about my trademark dispute. At least there is some comfort in at least having gotten some advice. Yes, chicken soup seems to be the thing!

Don't worry about upsetting people AI, I know my post did! I do know that there is a bit of a sueing culture in the US. But like all things US, they tend to filter over to the UK soon after.

Where did the age of consent come from and did religion have an influence? It seems to differ across Europe, with I believe 13 being the age in Spain, if the guy is 15, something like that. What is the best age of consent? What happens if the person is biologically 15 but mentally a 20 year...

I have an anti-viral hand wash thing in the car. When I go to the gym, I use it afterwards if I am eating anything in the car.

Ah yes, I have heard about that. I got a test done as a freebie. It was a quick test, which I then Googled to realise the one you are stating is the more reliable one.