A hidden secret of productivity has to be completing tasks when it's not urgent. That time pays off a hundred fold when the surprise random projects land on your desk on a Friday afternoon.

"I want you to clean my bathroom because I think it would be good personal development for you!" It's been dressed up with rationalisations and logic but the self interest is evident.

Weddings are funny things.You come to celebrate the happy couple but you might only see them for 30 seconds tops and spend the majority of the event with people who are not the happy couple.So your enjoyment of the day could correlate stronger with how many other guests you know rather than how close you … Continue reading Happy couple time →

Did anyone ever notice that the majority of winter coats are black? Like we are capable of other colours, the fabrics can be dyed but the majority of winter coats remain black. What is that about?

Her attempt to suppress her emotions and not draw attention to herself added to the sincerity. She desperately wanted to hide her feelings from those around her and that made it feel all the more authentic. Cries for attention are usually loud and erratic. Amplifying emotions for effect. But this felt real because she tried … Continue reading Hidden sincerity →

There is an unwritten rule on the bus. No one shall sit beside a stranger unless absolutely necessary. It is a rule that everyone on the bus obeys without uttering a word to each other. All strangers silently acting in unison. The group shall only tolerate sitting beside another traveler if every seat with a … Continue reading Bus seating arrangement →

"Well it was obvious that was going to happen really" If the clues were actually obvious there would be no economic crashes, no terrorist attacks, no surprise adultery. The hindsight bias: retrospectively linking together 'obvious' clues to create a smug individual shaming you for not seeing a 'predictable' outcome.

There was a protest today.It disrupted my journey home from work.What happened was a large group of people with flags and signs stood in the middle of a busy junction causing enormous amounts of traffic.Now from a marketing point of view they certainly got everyone's attention but from a sentiment angle their cause attracted a … Continue reading Disruptive protest →

I think when it comes to cancel culture by all means boycott those who committed heinous crimes. Lock away the paedophiles and rapists. Punish them for their indiscretions. Show them there are consequences for their actions. But for those who simply have different opinions, I don't think this is sufficient to cancel them. The way … Continue reading Cancelling for opinions →

On public transport it appears that everyone just wants this part of their life over with.Nobody is really enjoying the time or soaking it in.They are elsewhere via their phones.The only ones that are truly here and now are the group of friends joking near the door. They're enjoying their time.