This morning he was so down he looked depressed and now he's bouncing off the walls. Maybe he's on drugs?Similar to how we read comics we create a story for the gaps in human behavior too.In that sense you don't need to explain your changes in mood because, for better or worse, everyone will come … Continue reading Filling mood gaps
Author: thomaspfduggan
Theory battles
Debating is about theories. I will carefully select conducive facts to create a theory. Similarly, my opponent, will omit any facts that contradict his narrative. I might interpret facts and say we're in danger and need to act now. My adversary might take those exact same facts and spin them to say we are safe … Continue reading Theory battles
Pay or confront
Imagine you are on this island right. And on this island your water supply is managed by Bertie. Now Bertie is a grumpy old man who is rude, offensive and explosively angry. Bertie also has some rules. Just two actually: 1) Your water charge will increase by 50% every month. 2) If you want to … Continue reading Pay or confront
Halted sentimentality
The US office strikes the balance between TV sentimentality expectations and authenticity to the setting so well. Just when we think the coworkers are going to become friends they throw a callous comment in to remind you they're just colleagues.
Value/effort gauge
Morris is a bureaucrat through and through. He loves a rule he does. He's got warehouses of red tape ready to suffocate you to death. He's got hundreds of unnecessary hoops for you to jump through. Most people avoid him because he wears them down so much. So, before taking him on, you've got to … Continue reading Value/effort gauge
Preparation officer
The coach can't play the game for the team so therefore I think the role of the coach is to prepare their team as best they can. They place weapons in the players arsenal for them to use however and whenever they feel necessary. The need to react instantly within the timeframe of a game … Continue reading Preparation officer
Sharing tactics
Man United don't share tactics online because they don't want Man City knowing them. They hoard information in order to win. Contrary to this, the skill levels of skateboarding grew exponentially with the arrival of the Internet. All the skaters could see what tricks everyone else was doing, learn how to do them and so … Continue reading Sharing tactics
Liked but didn’t watch
'Hey you know your video cuts out after 10 seconds' I had no idea and this was great to know. But as I arrived at the post in question I was fascinated to see that it was already liked by approximately 10 people. All of whom did not inform me of the video cutting out … Continue reading Liked but didn’t watch
Coaching Josh
After one game my coach came to me and said: 'If Josh asks for feedback can you tell him he made great runs but he should hold onto the ball more' And low and behold, when I went over to Josh he asked for feedback, almost immediately. It was like my coach was a seer. … Continue reading Coaching Josh
Jokes or truth
'Did you see the Chris Rock special where he said he played a part in getting his daughter expelled?' 'Oh my god is that true?' --- It doesn't matter if it's true. It matters if it's funny. You can't trust anything a comedian says on stage. They'll say anything for a laugh and they won't … Continue reading Jokes or truth
