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Fun The lighter side of life; and more great PQ giveaways
Black and white works
For the last 550 days (and counting), Richard Roy Mendonce has been wearing a white shirt and black trousers to work every single day. The ‘Capsule Wardrobe’ is a concept he says is used by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and the late Steve Jobs. Both of them wear similar clothes every day – usually grey, black and white.
Mendonce was curious to see how it works so applied it to himself. Here are the three main benefits he saw of following a Capsule Wardrobe: #1. Reduced decision making and stress. It’s said that we make up to 2,000 decisions per hour (one every two seconds). His mornings are now much simpler without him worrying about what to wear. #2. Not caring what others think: ‘Fashion anxiety’ is real – we tend to worry about how people will perceive our outfit or sense of style. Now that he wears the same outfit every day, Mendonce is indifferent to others’ perceptions or opinions of him. #3. “Richard, you look consistent”: His colleagues often told him that his repeating choice of outfit has actually made him look ‘consistent’ and recognizable. This, he felt, is a great sign at the workplace, because consistency displays accountability, and also inspires trust.
Over time, people went from asking him, “Do you wear a white shirt every day?” to “How do you maintain a crisp white shirt all year long?” It has been interesting to see this change of views!
Have you tried the Capsule Wardrobe? Would you be willing to try it out next week? Let us know how you get on. ’
How much would you pay for a pint of beer? The CEO of the Campaign for Real Ale (Camra), Tom Stainer, recently told the Daily Star if the price of the pint was to match the increasing running cost for pub-owners then your pint could cost between £15 and £20! His warning came as BrewDog announced it would be closing six of its pubs because the government was ‘clueless’ about what was happening. There is talk that the UK could lose up to 50% of its pubs – there are 47,000 in the UK.
Hey girls
In a bid to help tackle period poverty Kaplan UK has teamed up with @HeyGirlsUK to provide all of its centres with free sanitary products. Set up in 2018, Hey Girls aim is to improve access to quality products and increase education around period health. As of June 2022, some 25,000,000 period products were donated to people in need.
To find out more go to: https://www.heygirls.co.uk/
Beware the bionic lawyer!
A Law Society report claims that lawyers of the future could have electronic chips implanted in their brain. The rise and rise of neurotechnology could mean that lawyers could have implants that would work like iPhones, creating ‘Super Lawyers’, whose chips will be able to scan years for precedents and background material in a matter of minutes. Gone will be the need to scores of solicitors pouring over complicated merger contracts.
Report author Professor Allan McCay said the pressure to adopt the technology may come from clients. The future then could move from billable hours to billable attention. McCay stressed that Elon Musk has been investing in neurotechnology for the past eight years. He explained: “This technology is coming and we need to think about regulation.”
Good reads AAT guru and PQ regular contributor Teresa Clarke has, we have discovered, more than one string to her bow! Yes, she has published some 20 or so accountancy workbooks on topics that students struggle with. So, there’s ‘Maths for Accounting Students’ and ‘Irrecoverable Debts and Doubtful Debts’. What we discovered recently is under the pseudonym Ressa Trelack she has also written a series of books about Charlie, a young witch, and other books which include one about a restaurant where the staff are robots! Check out her books at https://tinyurl.com/4u2ufc7p
W E V E G O T T H E L O T
The Wim Hof Method
The iceman Wim Hof shares his remarkable life story in this month’s giveaway ‘The Wim Hof Method’. He also reveals his powerful method for supercharging your strength, health and happiness. Refined over 40 years, you will learn how to harness the three key elements of cold, breathing and mindset.
To be in with a chance of winning one of our three copies simply email us at giveaways@ pqmagazine.com with your name and address and we will put you in the hat for a chance to win this prize. Head up your email ‘the iceman.
Adult colouring book
We have three copies of ‘50 Mandalas For Mindfulness’ to give away this month. You will need to have your colouring pencils ready for this great adult colouring book. The idea is to provide you with the affirmations for confidence, success and self-love! What is not to like!
