If I Ruled The World Paul Mckenna

Hypnotist, behavioural scientist and television broadcaster Paul McKenna, 55, is also one of Britain’s most successful authors of self-help books including I Can Make You Thin

- Nicola Venning

I would put lie detectors (voice-stress analysers) across the bottom of all televisions when politicians are talking. That way, when we asked them questions, we could see if they were telling the truth or not.

I would find some way of rewarding kindness. The Dalai Lama said, “kindness is my religion”, and it’s one of my favourite quotes. I see selfishness as one of the big psychological diseases of the world. If people were less selfish and more selfless, the world would be a better place. Kindness, which is an important part of being human, is a great place to start.

I would incentivise everyone in the world to meditate every day. When there’s a boxing match on TV, the murder rate goes up. However, when you get a group of meditators together in a major city and they meditate every day over a couple of weeks, the violent crime rate goes down. This has been done all around the world in cities from Washington to Jerusalem. Scientists refer to it as a peace-field effect.