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How to write TFiF (when you don’t have time)

21 November 2025|

At its core, the subject of economics is about how best to use scarce resources. So, when I discovered my name on the roster to write the company blog Thank Fathom It’s Friday (TFIF) earlier this week, I immediately knew that I needed to practise what I preach, and find the time to write a decent TFIF, even though I knew that I had very little time to do so. In the end the solution was obvious: write a TFIF about how to write TFIF.

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