Apparently, nines are the hardest to grasp for primary school children. If only they’d learned how to cheat like me
Maths was never my thing. I quite enjoyed it at O-level, to the extent that I chose …
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The best filing system? The one where every piece of paper goes in the bin | Adrian Chiles ⊕⊕
Over the years, I’ve tried many ways of keeping track of my paperwork – each one worse than the last. Drastic action is called for
How I hate paperwork. Forms to fill, bills to pay, statements to file…
42 days ago
I can’t stop pilfering from other people’s plates – but don’t even think about grabbing my chips | Adrian Chiles ⊕
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Breakfast, lunch, dinner: there’s no meal I can’t spoil with my desire to get more than my fair share. And it’s been this way ever since I was a kid
I have identified my worst character trait. In such…
49 days ago
I tried to do a press-up – and had an existential crisis | Adrian Chiles ○
There’s nothing to make you feel old like finding out that something you used to do all the time is now completely beyond you
I decided to do some press-ups. They’re good for you, apparently. A calist…
77 days ago
I thought my cuckoo clock was amazing, but it’s got nothing on my statue of Bert the cheery chef | Adrian Chiles ⊕⊕
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Installed in my home, Bert is a conversation starter like no other. It usually begins with: ‘What on earth is that thing?’
I came across something that makes me happy every day. It’s a figurine of a c…
2 months ago
The AI assistant was offering me any help I needed. All I wanted was a living, breathing human | Adrian Chiles ⊖
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When I heard ‘Rachel’ answer the helpline number in her metallic voice, my soul felt as empty as the batteries of my malfunctioning car
Something went wrong. The car charger wouldn’t work. Terrible, e…
3 months ago
I wanted an oven with a knob. Instead I got a world of pain | Adrian Chiles ⊕
My new oven has a touchscreen – and demanded to be connected to my broadband. Now it won’t give me a moment’s peace
I bought an oven. I wish I hadn’t. Ovens are like homes, cars, pets and partners, in…
4 months ago
I went back to school for a day – and discovered some very unsettling facts about learning | Adrian Chiles ○
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I thought my articles and radio shows made an impact on people. A notice in the staffroom suggested otherwise
I recently spent a day at a secondary school in Birmingham. I agreed to do it because I li…
After all these years, I still hate wearing specs | Adrian Chiles ⊖⊖
When I was a boy, glasses were a source of shame that ruined my self-esteem. Now that contact lenses have failed me too, all that’s left is to embrace the blurriness
I hate my glasses. I’ve said it be…
I’ve been thinking a lot about dog poo | Adrian Chiles ⊖
There was a time when nobody picked up after their dogs – and it would have been considered disgusting to do so. What caused the change in attitude?
A PE teacher from Cardiff called Tony is frozen sol…