Siblings fight – they always have and always will. It is part of their personality, and how they define themselvesI have written before in this column about siblings – no surprise since I have four daughters – but what has been occurring to me recently is not how birth order determines personality (it doesn’t) or how important sibling relationships are to character development (very) but the sheer violence of the emotion between individual children caught up in this most ancient of rivalries.It always shocks me watching my otherwise sweet, good-natured children turn into vengeful monsters when it comes to one Read More

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“My parents never really told me I couldn’t do anything.” – Shaun White
This particular episode comes from a fun event — my first live podcast at the iconic Troubadour in L.A. It sold out through my newsletter in 30 minutes, so thanks to all of you who came. If you haven’t signed up for the email newsletter, you should check it out. It’s free. Just go to fourhourworkweek.com/friday.
There were quite a few amazing guests at the event, and we’re going to divide them up into a few episodes.
Shaun White (@ShaunWhite) is our first — a professional snowboarder and Read More

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Re “the loneliness epidemic” (Letters, 5 February): apart from the ministrations of my wonderful wife (many years younger than me), I put my continued interest in life down to volunteering, writing (especially poetry), political and social activity, and entertaining (and being entertained by) friends – not to mention my lovely daughter, son-in-law and two gorgeous granddaughters. In August, hopefully, I shall be 100 years old.Len GoldmanBrighton• I’m disappointed that in six pages of the Six Nations rugby tournament in your Sport section (6 February), there is no mention of the previous day’s Women’s Rugby Six Nations Championship. England beat Scotland Read More

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The actor often kicks off the day with a dish like this with girlfriends at Cafe Mogador in New YorkThe actor often has a breakfast like this with girlfriends at Cafe Mogador in New York.Serves one Chop a small bunch of parsley leaves and eight mint leaves. Rinse a tablespoon of bulgur wheat, then soak in boiling water until just softened. Drain, fluff with a fork, then add to the herbs with a deseeded and diced tomato, two tablespoons of diced cucumber and a tablespoon of diced spring onion. Dress with a teaspoon of olive oil, a squeeze of lemon, Read More

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You might not like to think about it all that much, but we all get older. And that means that with each passing year, the need to look after your health gets greater. You won’t stay young forever. If you’re a man approaching middle age, you should start thinking about the changes that need to […]

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