Gift anxiety

Looking forward to Christmas? This has been my go to small talk starter recently. Which I reckon, isn't a bad one. It usually reveals my conversing partner's views on Christmas. Which the majority respond with describing some form of anxiety about buying gifts. I have to admit I can relate. I experience different levels of … Continue reading Gift anxiety →

Building mystery around Rey

The force awakens screenplay was great for subtly building the mystery around Rey's character. First of all we were very curious as to these new star wars characters but the script made us especially curious about Rey. You see Finn's story straight away, you know his past and where he came from. Whether as with … Continue reading Building mystery around Rey →

Deliberately not looking whilst crossing the road.

The arrogance of crossing the road wherever you want and expecting the surrounding traffic to come to a halt for you is ridiculous. These reckless pedestrians know that you don't want to hit them so they deliberately don't look up and put all the responsibility for avoiding a crash onto you. It's simply reckless and … Continue reading Deliberately not looking whilst crossing the road. →

Raising your voice

Raising your voice in an argument to me is a big red flag. It indicates the following: You've lost control of yourself. You don't have a valid argument. You feel like you're going to lose. If you actually had a valid argument you wouldn't need to drown out the opposition. Another factor to keep in … Continue reading Raising your voice →

Squeaky wheels

As the old saying goes: the squeaky wheel gets the oil. Why do people complain to get ahead? Because they've learnt through trial and error that if they cause enough fuss they'll get their way. If they ring the call center and wait in line it could take an hour. But if they rant about … Continue reading Squeaky wheels →

Old habits die hard

You may find that you've changed a lot since you were a kid. As life went on you became more responsible and wiser. I certainly find that the older I get the more socially astute I've become. You learn through trial and error what is polite conversation and what's taboo. You can draw strength from … Continue reading Old habits die hard →

Drinking peer pressure

After a sports event last night, myself and my teammates went to a nearby pub for team Christmas drinks. But I had driven to the game and I decided I wasn't going to be drinking alcohol. So pretty quickly after arriving we were standing in a corner of the pub holding our respective drinks when … Continue reading Drinking peer pressure →

Well what was the point then?

You work with someone on a project. You both work quite hard but then out of the blue the project gets scrapped. Now your colleague is at your desk to have a good moan. If your coworker gets particularly aggressive in their complaining then they'll fire this question at you: "Well what was the point … Continue reading Well what was the point then? →

Attractive Busywork

Is it any wonder that busywork becomes so attractive when the hard work beckons? That when you should be studying you're finally cleaning your room. This isn't a wondrous thing, this is a textbook tactic of the lizard brain. The sabotage gene who wants the road of least resistance. This phenomenon affects everyone but people … Continue reading Attractive Busywork →

Dirty dishes

When I first started working at my current job the kitchen wall above the sink was bare. But then people started leaving dirty dishes by the sink and soon after a small square of laminated paper was placed above the sink. It was white text on a blue background and it said something along the … Continue reading Dirty dishes →