Bertie, Frank, Patricia and Grace are all writers.  Together they make... The Frequent Four! They each have their demons and they each have their demon wrestling techniques. Bertie locks himself into a walk in fridge and doesn't come out until he has found inspiration.  Frank starts writing down everything that pops into his head until … Continue reading The Frequent Four →

The minimalist has to endure social embarrassment as others point out their lack of fashion variation but they can be packed and ready to move house in half an hour. No one could accuse the hoarder of wearing the same thing twice but moving day is a week long and extremely overwhelming. The trade offs … Continue reading Moving trade offs →

If performance reviews weren't mandatory I'd say they would never happen. Why? Because it requires emotional labour. It demands the difficult messy work of highlighting a colleague's weaknesses in such a way that you hope they will still like you afterwards. But it's not just performance reviews that this challenge presents itself. You can see … Continue reading Emotional Labour →

The trier is not afraid to experiment. Failure doesn’t bother them. What keeps them up at night is not trying. Regret and missed opportunities is the bane of their existence. Michael Jordan is a trier, he once said: “I can accept failure, everyone fails at something but I can’t accept not trying” The non trier … Continue reading The trier →

If you say no enough times you will eventually find yourself with loads of free time. Inversely, if you say yes enough times you will eventually find yourself with no free time. Most people will fall into the second category and find themselves stressed to the gills because they are being pulled into a thousand … Continue reading Busy is a choice →

‘I think we should get someone famous to talk on behalf of our brand’ ‘I think we should organize a weekly conference where we get speakers to come in and talk to exclusively our customers. The Waldorf hotel is free for the next 7 Fridays. Also I think the speakers should be experts in small … Continue reading Killing ideas →

Playing games like charades or 30 seconds is a great way to see how people think. It's very impressive to see two people on the same wavelength breezing through the prompts effortlessly. It's very entertaining to see two people on completely different wavelengths struggling to align. 'How the hell does that mean Amsterdam?' 'How does … Continue reading Empathy for charades →

“Christmas dinner isn’t over when you’re full, it’s over when you hate yourself!” Cancelling your membership to the clean plate club could be the healthiest thing you do. For those of you who don’t know, the clean plate club has a philosophy - you’re only allowed to stop eating when your plate is clean. This … Continue reading Clean plate club →

Want to practice suppressing your micromanaging? Let someone you know, someone who has little to no hairdressing experience, cut your hair. If you’re bald, what we’re looking for is an activity or output that you have a lot at stake in that can be outsourced to a beginner. If you are particularly precious about the … Continue reading Suppression practice →

Today I watched season 3, episode 3 of Monty Python’s Flying Circus for the first time... and it was weird! The sketches were odd, I didn’t understand a lot of the punchlines and felt thoroughly confused for the majority of the episode. But amidst all this weirdness there was a couple of minutes of pure … Continue reading The Argument Clinic →