Michael O'Mara

And the reason we are having the time of our lives is precisely because we don’t care anymore. Or at least, we are very selective about what we choose to give a rat’s ass about

As long as you are breathing there is more right with you than wrong with you, no matter what is wrong.’

This is a classic AI heuristic (rule of thumb) that says if you can assign scores to your own moves and the moves of your opponent, and look ahead a few moves, then you should pick the moves that result in the best score for yourself to maximize your chances of winning while minimizing the chances of your opponent winning.

It is a definition that can be exceptionally broad. From Joanne Dennehy, the British woman who stabbed three men to death – and tried to kill another two – in 15 nightmarish days in 2013, to Samuel Little, America’s deadliest serial killer, who strangled 93 women over 35 years before his eventual arrest in 2005. From Ivan

One of the most surprising pieces of advice to come out of the wellbeing literature perhaps is the importance of developing your curiosity. At the simplest level, this is about actively seeking to ‘take notice’ of the sights, sounds and sensations around you and to savour these moments.

none of us is an island and we all live out our lives surrounded by other humans.

the benefits of fasting is that eating less gives our metabolism a break, affording our body respite from this process.

To my precious trois petits chats, thank you for all your help and inspiration. As always. I am like the cat who has the cream with you three.

So these old dogs have already learned plenty of new tricks, thank you very much

It was the turning point. Men became a little bit humbler. They weren't the bosses any more. Years ago, once you were married, you stopped at home. The men could go down the pub but the woman couldn't. But during the war women learned.