Don’t want to live in a robotised world? Then stop calling it in. So China has unveiled a bank, the first in the world, to be fully staffed by robots. And that’s not a glamorous name for a computer algorithm. We’re talking actual robots. Look at the photo. The receptionist looks like Astro-boy. Robots greet […]
Investors become collateral damage
How tough is the credit environment right now? This tough: The Royal Commission is practically unearthing the equivalent of bodies in barrels in the financial sector. The CEO of AMP is gone, more will probably (and should) follow. This is all a good thing. It was pretty clear to everyone that the banking sector had […]
Thinking about thinking… ?
Our thinking about thinking is probably wrong. The idea that our thoughts are ours – that they arise out of our own brains – is relatively new. For a long time, in many civilisations, it was believed that your thoughts emerged from an interplay with your environment. It’s probably hard for us to imagine what […]
Why Doubt is a Good Thing
Even Jesus had a moment of doubt. Is it part of the process? Within most wisdom traditions there are elements that are clear cut (thou shall not steal), and elements that are more mysterious. It’s these more mysterious elements excite me most, and where the biggest opportunities for growth are. And perhaps it’s only because […]
If you have a holiday home – read this!
ATO have a new campaign… and a new PR agency? Word from the ABC is that the ATO is gunning for deductions on holiday rentals, particular when the property isn’t genuinely available to rent. “The ATO’s assistant tax commissioner Kath Anderson said too many holiday home owners were claiming deductions for properties which were not […]
Truth Bomb Tuesday: Pain is a symptom, not the problem
Here’s a powerful new lens for understanding what’s wrong with your life I was at the physio the other day, getting some help with my lower back. He explained that the problem was with my psoas. I said, ‘Don’t talk to me like that! You’re half my age.’ And he said, no, the psoas is […]
The markets that matter are holding up
People are talking about a soft market. But all of my properties are ok… Sydney is coming through a bit of a soft patch, and it mirrors what’s going on around the country. But this is the thing about the city level data. They only give you a macro-level picture. They don’t tell you what’s […]
Truth Bomb Tuesday: Finding compassion in the dark
What does compassion look like? Stumbled on this quote searching the internets the other day: “Compassion is knowing our darkness well enough that we can sit in the dark with others.” Pema Chodron. I love everything about this, and there’s two elements here that are key to being a fully rounded person. The first is […]
National property review ( short – sharp – real)
Zoom out a little and there’s some interest data on the trends at play within our capital city markets. The old rule in property is there is no one market. We talk about the national average on the evening news, but really, that data point is pretty useless to investors. CoreLogic recently did some […]
Truth Bomb Tuesday: Device Time, Vice Time
Should you let kids have device time? Should you let yourself? A student of mine was talking about how she’d just decided to stop giving her 4 year old any time with devices. “Screen time leads to scream time,” she said. I think we all kind of get that there has to be limits with […]