When reality disappoints, we resist adjusting in markets and in life. Sunél explores how the gap between our expectations and reality shapes everything from investment decisions to personal wellbeing, and what we can do about it.
What if you could view your life from space? Sunél explores the “overview effect”, the profound cognitive shift reported by astronauts, and what it might mean for how we think about wealth, health, and what truly matters.
The stories we tell ourselves about help, about money, and about our own needs, shape everything. Sunél explores how subconscious scripts drive our behaviour, and asks the question the title poses: what are yours costing you?
A client asked whether we should position for World War 3. Sunél’s answer draws on a lesson from her first job – and on why good investment decisions, like good life decisions, must be built on humility rather than conviction.
Retirement isn't the end of work; it's your next career. Sunél explores what we really lose when we stop working, and why the question isn't "How can I retire as quickly as possible?" but "How can I work in a way that's sustainable?"
In Making Sense Through Beauty, I reflect on the restorative power of beauty and creativity in an age of overload. From the gardening pages of the FT to evenings spent shaping clay, this piece explores how making, noticing, and creating can help calm the nervous system, spark fresh insight, and restore our capacity to think clearly. Sometimes the answer is not more analysis, but a return to beauty.
