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Most people live under comforting illusions about psychology, motivation, love, and even hope. But after 20+ years of coaching, probation work, and studying real human behavior, I’ve learned that the truth is much darker—and much more liberating once you face it.

In this video, I break down the dark truths about human psychology that nobody wants to hear. You’ll learn why psychology isn’t really a science, why people aren’t motivated to succeed (only to repeat themselves), and why “love” isn’t a feeling at all but a pattern of behavior. I’ll expose why your thoughts and feelings don’t define who you are—your actions do—and why free will may not be what you think it is.

We’ll also look at the big picture: why hope often crushes more than it helps, why humanity can’t be saved, and why that shouldn’t stop you from living a powerful, meaningful life right now.

This isn’t about pessimism—it’s about clarity. When you see people as they really are (including yourself), you stop wasting energy on illusions and start building integrity, confidence, and resilience.

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This week, we discuss the details of the “Accra Reset,” an effort to declare an end to the era of development-as-usual and to push for the creation of new governance, business, and financing models. With traditional donors cutting foreign assistance, African nations and others are using the initiative to jointly invest, design, and create solutions with external partners.

With official development assistance plummeting, governments are under pressure to make up their global health funding shortfall through taxes on tobacco, alcohol, and sugary beverages.  However, these levies may not be a financial panacea.

During the conversation, we also look back at how U.S. objections stalled the long-negotiated United Nations declaration on noncommunicable diseases, sending it to a full General Assembly vote this month, and look ahead to the World Health Summit.

To dig into these stories and others, Senior Editor Rumbi Chakamba sits down with Senior Reporter Sara Jerving and contributing reporter Andrew Green for the latest episode of our weekly podcast series. 

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The expectation for kids to start writing is getting earlier and earlier all of the time. However, the youngest children don’t have the physical development needed to use the small muscles in their fingers and hands to hold and control a pencil.

1. Strengthen Big Muscles First:
For a person to write successfully, they need to be able to stabilize their upper arm. If the movement comes from their shoulder joint when they write, they will get tired out quickly. Use play to strengthen the upper body. Wheelbarrow walking, crawling, and animal walks all work well for this.

2. Get vertical:
Tape a piece of paper to a wall or find an easel with a chalkboard or blackboard. Let the child color to their heart’s content. Kids enjoy the novelty of this activity, and it allows for practice with grasp and getting the wrist into the correct position for writing. If this feels tricky, tape a sheet of paper to the wall and let them place stickers on it for a similar effect. 

3. Draw:
Creating simple drawings is a great way to work on visual-motor integrations skills. Sometimes referred to as hand-eye coordination, visual-motor integration involves using coordinated movements to make marks with intention. Start with easy drawings and work your way up. An excellent progression could be drawing a smiley face, then a person, then a teddy bear. First, demonstrate how to make it so that your child can copy you. For ideas and inspiration, check YouTube or your local library for drawing guides. 

4. Letter Recognition:
Letter recognition is a part of learning to write. Point out letters in books, on signs, blocks, and in their name. Focus on capital letters, to begin with since those are the first letters they will most likely learn to write. Alphabet magnets are a popular exploration item.

5. Write… But Not On Paper:
Practice creating letters in new and different ways! Try rolling out play-doh letters, making letters with sticks, lines and curves cut out of paper, Legos, and anything else you have handy. You can make a sensory tray with a box lid and fill it with rice or salt to trace letters.

6. Kid-Size Tools:
When the concepts and skills are coming together, and your child is ready to start writing letters, use child-sized writing utensils. This promotes the development of a mature grasp. Start with bits of chalk and broken crayons. For older kids, try golf pencils. 

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Simon takes us on an exciting exploration of how the diverse elements of the city centre are woven into a unified and purposeful programme of works.

(0:00) Introduction 
(0:54) The Role of the AUDO in the City Centre
(1:29) Simon's Role in the AUDO
(2:37) The Diverse Groups are Included in Shaping City Centre Decisions
(4:42) How the City Centre Advisory Panel Works
(6:01) The Longevity of a Diverse City Centre Advisory Panel
(7:11) The Culmination of Change in the City Centre
(10:01) How Businesses Feel about Public Spaces
(13:11) How the Voluntary City Centre Targeted Rate Funds this Work
(14:14) Ratepayers Continue to Endorse Regeneration in the City Centre
(16:17) The Dramatic Changes to the City Centre
(17:12) How the Community Feels About Ongoing Regeneration
(19:40) The Lessons We've Learned About Investment in the City Centre
(21:17) The Future and Growth of the City Centre
(24:06) How Auckland Council Delivers what the Community Wants
(26:33) How to Keep the Human Centric Nature in City Planning
(28:06) Farewell

We talk to Simon Oddie - City Centre Priority Location Director at AUDO, Auckland Council

This week on the podcast, we unpack what to watch during the World Bank and International Monetary Fund annual meetings in Washington, D.C. — from shifting global growth forecasts to reforms across multilateral development banks. As the fall meetings kick off, leaders in development finance are looking closely at how the World Bank is reshaping itself to mobilize more private capital and move faster on project approvals.

Amid ongoing reforms, attention is turning to how new tools such as securitizations and guarantee instruments can attract institutional investors while balancing the needs of borrowing countries. The conversation also explores the ways investors are seeking to value ecosystems alongside traditional climate assets, and how differences between U.S. and European markets are shaping approaches to ESG, or environmental, social, and governance, and climate investment.

To discuss these developments, Senior Reporter Adva Saldinger sits down with Elissa Miolene and J.P. Morgan’s Faheen Allibhoy for the latest episode of This Week in Global Development.

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As €20.5m is announced for 30 rural regeneration and development projects, Deputy John McGuinness outlines the details for Kilkenny ... 

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Minister of State Jennifer Murnane O'Connor has details of the funding coming to one county Carlow town ... 

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