Roddy Doyle
Novelist, dramatist and screenwriter
Do, occasionally, give in to temptation. Wash the kitchen floor, hang out the washing. It’s research.
What small daily thing do you do that most people would consider a waste of time?
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What purchase of $100 or less has most positively impacted your life in the last six months?
Money & investment
I have a habit of – thought habits. I try to total up words in a phrase or a sentence and then divide it to see if I get an even number. Like true love divided by two is four. There’s four words in each things, four and four. ... So, I don’t want an odd number, I want an even number. I do that a lot in my head.
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Graham Duncan
Investor; co-founder of East Rock Capital
So Tim, I wear the SUBPAC Wearable Physical Sound System while I commute on the subway to my office. And sometimes I wear it while I work at my desk. You strap the system to your back and chest, and it lets you feel the vibration of music through your whole body.
Eliud Kipchoge
Kenyan marathon runner
When you become a boss, you don't think straight. It's better to be a leader than a boss. That is why I do my share of the cleaning. That is how to show the way to young people. I am trusting that I am leading them in a good way.
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Global Sports Communication training camp, Kaptagat, Kenya, BBC Sport, 24 April 2020
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Debbie Millman
Designer; host of Design Matters; founder of the SVA branding programme
I’ve been told that because I like to make up silly songs and then sing them in all sorts of absurd situations and occurrences, that I am trying to turn my life into a Hollywood musical. Since I was first told that, I’ve come to completely agree with that, and I think that is awesome. But I have songs for everything.
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