Category Archives: Self-help

Cheap 48x magnifier with large screen for visually impaired

Posted on April 12, 2017 by biowrite

UPDATE, May 2017. I have been commissioned to make another of the items described below. This one will involve a table-top box, on which the TV will sit, and to which the arm holding the video camera will be attached. … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Self-help | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Audio books for the visually impaired: cheap alternative to special MP3-player

Posted on April 12, 2017 by biowrite

Introduction: two projects to help the visually impaired This is the first of two posts on projects to help the visually impaired, motivated by the desire to assist an elderly relative with macular degeneration who is not computer-literate. Anything to help … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Self-help | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Applying for a university course? New service offered: help with your personal statement.

Posted on February 5, 2014 by biowrite

I recently realised that I had helped several people with their UCAS personal statements (i.e. statements of motivation for entrance into UK universities) in the last couple of years. All seemed pleased with what I did. It occurred to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Language, Self-help, Writing, Writing advice | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

‘Boiled frog’ relationships – are you in one?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by biowrite

UPDATE 25 APRIL 2020. This YouTube channel (DoctorRamani) is gold dust! UPDATE 7 MARCH 2018. This whole article (11 Things I Learned About Narcissists And Sociopaths By Age 27 – That I Wish Everyone Knew) rings true. Here is just … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Self-help, Videos | Tagged , , , , , , | 6 Comments

Mistrust, ants and liver flukes: a lesson I should have learned by now!

Posted on October 18, 2013 by biowrite

I am writing this as a note to myself as much as anything. They say that lessons keep repeating themselves until you have learnt from them. I don’t want certain lessons to be repeated. The parasite that takes control of … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Philosophy, Self-help | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Not BOGOF but DOGOF. Not multi-tasking but multi-purposing!

Posted on June 28, 2013 by biowrite

Bog off, BOGOF! We are all familiar with supermarket BOGOF offers (Buy One, Get One Free). These cunning ploys entice us into buying more and wasting more, and no doubt contribute to the 50% of food that is estimated to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Self-help | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Become a ‘possibilitarian’ for a better world with the Random Idea Generator!

Posted on August 4, 2012 by biowrite

Contents • Background (Skip this if you’re impatient or short of time!) • How to use the Random Idea Generator • Ideas for taking this further – I need your help! Background Crisis – what to do? I believe that … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Philosophy, Politics, Self-help, Special | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Useful and free things in skips – where and what?

Posted on July 28, 2012 by biowrite

Many useful things are dumped in skips and end up in landfill. This is bad for the environment and puts people to needless expense. (This Guardian article might be of interest.) I have set up a Facebook group to enable … Continue reading →

Posted in Miscellaneous, Self-help | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

My latest commission! David Hyner of Stretch Development.

Posted on June 5, 2009 by biowrite

I am delighted to tell you that I have been given permission to announce that I am helping the remarkable motivational speaker David Hyner write a book on his goal-setting methodology. He has helped numerous people achieve massive goals. You … Continue reading →

Posted in My books/commissions, Self-help, Writing | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Announcing Synchrony Books, and an update on Angela Bailey/Bayley.

Posted on May 25, 2009 by biowrite

I have just acquired the domains SynchronyBooks.com and SynchronyBooks.co.uk with the idea of publishing books under the name “Synchrony Books”.  (Watch the additional commentary video in this posting to learn how I came up with the name.) I have a … Continue reading →

Posted in Angela Bailey/Bayley, My books/commissions, Self-help, Videos, Writing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment