samwrenlewisOct 23, 20204 minThe Making of the Western WorldBefore embarking on my deep dive into Steven Pinker’s Enlightenment Now – which argues that, over the past 250 years, humanity has made...
samwrenlewisOct 4, 20204 minWhy is Progress a Problem? Announcing an exciting new 17-part project... Hi everyone, I hope you’re all doing well out there, as the bookends of the days edge...
samwrenlewisAug 28, 20206 minRemembering Ken RobinsonSir Ken Robinson died last week. If you haven’t heard of him, stop reading this blog post and go and watch his first TED talk, “Do...
samwrenlewisAug 14, 20206 minReview of Political Hope by Charles EistensteinHow we can bring back hope to our politics... Over the past 10 days, I’ve been listening to Charles Eisenstein talk about Political Hope...
samwrenlewisAug 11, 20202 minThe Happiness Problem and beyond...An update from me... Hey all, it's been a while since the last blog post, which is a shame because I seem to remember saying it'll be...
samwrenlewisJun 27, 20204 minBeyond BalanceHow the dinstinction between control and connection goes well beyond balancing the two mindsets… This week, I started a number of small,...
samwrenlewisJun 13, 20204 minFeeling shitPost-happiness doesn’t necessarily feel so good… Today, I’m feeling kind of shit. Not about anything in particular – life is okay. Just a...
samwrenlewisMay 30, 20205 minPost-HappinessWhat is a post-happiness way of living?... In my last blog post, I talked about my experience of two different modes of beings – the...
samwrenlewisMay 29, 20205 minThe Connection ModeAnother week, another blog post. Let’s see if I can keep this up… As explained in my previous blog post, I've been reticent to write...
samwrenlewisMay 14, 20205 min Slow is beautiful Some personal reflections on my lockdown experience… So, this is my first blog post since lockdown. Which is kind of surprising, being...
samwrenlewisMar 20, 20203 minThe Importance of TrustRising up in the face of adversity is something we do together... It may not feel like it, but today is the International Day of...
samwrenlewisFeb 3, 20205 minThe Greta and Attenborough StoryWhy our survival depends on what the young and old have to say, and always has done Last month, the US Treasury Chief told youth climate...
samwrenlewisJan 20, 20203 minBlue Monday, Blue LifeWhy Blue Monday isn't all that bad... Apparently today is Blue Monday, which I didn’t know before going on Twitter (#MondayBlues)....
samwrenlewisDec 3, 20194 minWhat Is Real Change? And What Does Happiness Have to do With It?Jeremy Corbyn, with his Labour manifesto for the upcoming election, are promising ‘real change’. According to the manifesto, the election...
samwrenlewisNov 30, 20194 min Why the problems of democracy and happiness have more in common than you think This is a guest blog I wrote for Transforming Society, which you can read on their website here It’s election time. You probably know who...
samwrenlewisNov 27, 20194 min What’s beyond wellbeing measurement? This is a guest blog I wrote for Happy City, which you can read on their website here During my time as Head of Research and Development...
samwrenlewisNov 20, 20194 minPolitics: Can we handle the truth?What would it take to have honest and truthful political debate? Since the UK election leadership debate last night, there has been a lot...
samwrenlewisNov 17, 20195 minHow to survive the wellbeing agendaHow can we think about our happiness without simply adding more items onto our already full to-do lists? And what are the costs of...
samwrenlewisNov 9, 20192 minThe Happiness Problem is out now!I'm back! And it's time to buy my book :-) So it’s been a while! I last posted a blog in August, saying that my aim was to continue...
samwrenlewisAug 8, 20181 minBlog update: A change in directionThis is just a quick update to say thanks to everyone for reading the blog so far, and that future posts are going to take a bit of a...