Your Kids Might Never Move Out

Also: we're paying Russia's bills + meetings suck

The proportion of 25-34 year olds living with their parents has more than doubled since the 1970s. In the past, people delayed marriage - a typical catalyst for household formation - to invest more in their education and careers (particularly women, who previously didn't have the opportunity).

Going forward, I expect more young adults to live with their parents, but this time constrained by prohibitively expensive homeownership costs. This means parents need to prepare and manage their lifestyle expectations accordingly.

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We continue to pay Russia’s bills by purchasing its oil and gas. Are we our own worst enemy?

Unfortunately, demand for energy is inelastic and in many respects a case of life or death. Russian natural gas heats European homes during the winter. Russian natural gas is used to produce nitrogen, a critical fertilizer used to grow food to feed the world. Food and shelter - two of Maslow’s most basic needs.

As long as we buy Russian energy exports we continue to fuel their military machine.

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According to management guru Peter Drucker, “meetings are a symptom of bad organization. The fewer the meetings the better”. I couldn’t agree more. And the data supports this statement.

The chart below shows the impact of fewer meetings on worker productivity and performance.

• Want a more engaged workforce?

• Want a more productive workforce?

• Want a more collaborative workforce?

The answer is clear: reduce the number of meetings.