Whether reality TV is good or trash is completely subjective. So, arguing the case as if it was objective is foolish. There is no right answer. But to go one step further and try and poop all over reality TV after someone has just professed their love for it is a huge social faux pas. … Continue reading Social outcast →

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Figure it out yourself. When the usual problem solver is too busy to help, this is both the most effective learning method and the most productive solution. And yet no one wants to do it because it requires thinking.

'He's thinking about his entire country, all 3 million of his compatriots, all the years since their last win, how badly he wants this goal'They're saying this as Messi is lining up a penalty.He is yeah! Messi's in the zone. The only thing he's thinking of is where will I put it and how can … Continue reading Sport dramatisation →

You would think it would be exceedingly complicated to run a great company for 20 years or more.And yet many of the insights in Jim Collins' 'Good to Great' seem like common sense.'Don't be jumping around trying loads of things, pick one endeavour and stick to it' is something I could hear my granny telling … Continue reading Good to great common sense →

I think guessing presents can create misery. Because you let your imagination off the leash and quickly your wildest wishes come to the fore. Then inevitably the present is not your craziest ambition and you're left comparing the present you got with your wildest dream and disappointment is created. Better, I think, to not guess … Continue reading Low present expectations →

'Well I did email him!' 'Yeah but you did so when you knew he was off on holidays and couldn't reply!' ... The afraid employee who feels obligated to fulfill their duty engages in tick the box exercises.

When Ibrahimovic left Man United, any rumours of a toxic environment were squashed by the simple fact that Zlatan has proven to never stay in one place for very long. So, no, of course there's no toxic culture. That's just Zlatan doing Zlatan. Then when Wayne Rooney left United for Everton people chalked it down … Continue reading Explained away →

In the making of Strawberry fields forever John Lennon requested that they make a few options for the background music. One version had trumpets and cellos and the other was a psychedelic eastern sound. But the project had come to a halt as it was now time for John to decide which one he wanted. … Continue reading Indecisive and afraid of failure →

Peter is always at the panic stations. He's there so often that when he finally gets a break from the madness he goes straight for a cigarette. The avalanche of catastrophes wears him out so much that he can't bring himself to visit the forward thinking room to avoid future panic, he just desperately needs … Continue reading Panic stations Peter →