Survive the Recession

There’s lots of research and talk out there on the psychology of recession. Some interesting takes:

Some sociologists argue that there’s evidence that a recession can increase ‘happiness’.  Profs Mel Bartley and Andrew Oswald talk on Radio 4’s Thinking Allowed (the listen-again feature will be available for some time - listen in at around the [...]

An old acquaintance popped the question “How’s business?”  He’d never asked this before.  He’d never even shown any interest in my businesses.  Just for a second, I considered answering, “Oh, it’s terrible.  I had to sell the house.  And as for my staff, it’s just too bad.”
Instead I told the truth: that my IT company [...]