If you are agonizing over the wording of a message or email it is most likely because you are scared. Scared of being judged and or rejected. The reality is, as I see it, that 'How's things?' is barely different to 'How are you?'. It will probably never occur to the audience that there was … Continue reading Stalling to send →

I've noticed that people are often a lot calmer post graduation. The pressure to attain good grades can be all consuming and once removed it has a liberating effect. Graduates have free time again. They can explore their own interests and learn new things without the threat of an exam to test that knowledge. The … Continue reading The calm graduate →

After staying in a hotel and an AirBNB in the same holiday I noticed a difference in how I left the room. Leaving the hotel, the large anonymous corporation, I didn't bother cleaning up after myself and I robbed some of the toiletries. When departing the AirBNB, someone's home, I made sure to clean up … Continue reading Leaving AirBnBs →

“Omg if you’re going to Galway you have to go to this specific McDonald’s it’s just like all the rest” Said no one ever. It is the unique that is worth remarking about. Eg. The iPad in the hotel bedroom or the complimentary macaroons that match the hotel color scheme etc etc.

Certain wing mirrors carry a small message on them - warning: objects in mirror are closer then they appear. I think the same should be done when being nostalgic - warning: these rose tinted glasses only show the positive experiences. Or even hindsight - warning: the answer will appear obvious now that you know the … Continue reading Warnings →

Holiday itineraries are about relaxing and regretting. On the one hand you’re on holidays and you want to relax and on the other hand the potential regret of not taking advantage of this opportunity of time or location pushes you to achieve something.

In the situation of a live interview: The interviewee wants to look good. The audience wants to see/hear something interesting. And it all hangs on the interviewer. What is their goal? Do they want to make the interviewee look good? Or do they want to provide the audience with something interesting to see/hear? The interviewer's … Continue reading Live interviews →

Bureaucracy is great for preventing embezzling but terrible for reacting quickly.

What this project needs is someone to care. Someone who wants to gain forward motion and see this through to the end. Without someone who cares the project will stall at every minor obstacle and shuffle along to the finish line (most likely late).   People will care if they are personally invested in the … Continue reading Someone who cares →

I was at an Irish football game recently and fortunately I was sitting in the season ticket holders section. Two sections over were the die hard fans. You know they are the die hard fans because they stand up for the entire game (which I thought was ironic since they paid for a seat). Anywho, … Continue reading Chanting Adoption →