One day in college my tutor criticized me in front of the whole class. Not my work but me personally. I can’t remember exactly what he said but I think it was along the lines of calling me boring or predictable or something like that. The class was shocked by this personal attack and turned … Continue reading Tutor criticism
Author: thomaspfduggan
Problem: Parking Fine
Result: Success Reflection: I thought this was a really clever problem and thoroughly enjoyed finding the answer. The phrasing of the question was my first clue, then I saw the word 'car' within the word 'Vicar' and I began to spot the trend. Question: In which of these words is there room for me to … Continue reading Problem: Parking Fine
Demographics v Psychographics
Among the many forms of ad targeting there is demographic and psychographic. Demographic targeting looks like this: Based on your gender/age/location you might be interested in this ... It is operates on the assumption that you are like everyone else with a similar demographic background and it's messaging aims for the masses. An alternative is … Continue reading Demographics v Psychographics
Problem: Hot Stuff
Result: success Reflection: I scanned through the whole list once and saw that each of these words had an association with fire but it was only by saying the associations out loud that I was able to group them. Question: Can you divide the following words into two groups of four, according to a common … Continue reading Problem: Hot Stuff
Problem: Disemvowelled
Result: Success Reflection: I've seen my fair share of movies so I flew through the majority of these except for the second one and the second last one. I was operating under the assumption it was a woman for the second one and that the second last one's name began with an L. The last … Continue reading Problem: Disemvowelled
Feeling run down
Occasionally you will see a vicious cycle amongst workers. When someone gets very busy they will start to feel run down from all the stress and then ironically they won't take a sick day because there is so much to do. In their eyes they can't afford to miss a day. Well I think this … Continue reading Feeling run down
Problem: worldly letters
Result: Success Reflection: I had no idea what was to come next until I saw the question and got the clue. Question: What should come next in the following real-world sequence? N U S J M E _____ Answer: V
Communication & power
Communication is extremely important to any relationship. It allows for great feedback and renders attempts at mind reading unnecessary. One hindrance to communication is an imbalance of power. If one party doesn’t express their feelings for fear of punishment or upsetting the other then the power dynamic has gotten in the way of the relationship … Continue reading Communication & power
GOT: final season
I don’t watch Game of thrones but the majority of fans who I’ve spoken to have been displeased with the final season. And displeased is putting it lightly. In defense of the guys in charge of the TV show, they stepped up to a humongous task. The show has a massive worldwide following with diehard … Continue reading GOT: final season
Problem: sequel sequence
Result: success Reflection: I really enjoyed this one as I'm a big fan of the series. It took a few moments but when it clicked I was delighted with myself 😛 Question: What set of letters should come last, to complete this sequence? PS COS POA GOF OOTP HP _____ Answer: DH
