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 →

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.

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 →

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 →

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 →

'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 →

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 →

'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 →

I think whilst a disgruntled cadet has the floor it will continue to disrupt the platoon. And if their goal is to look big in front of the troops then the sergeant plays into their hands by airing the dirty laundry publicly. Better I think to pull them aside and have a quiet word in … Continue reading Cadet chaos →

The problem/opportunity with blogging everyday is grappling with familiarity. Have I already written about this? Probably, but I have to write about something today. Tomorrow I vow to explore new avenues (or get to the root of the problem with writing similar material repeatedly).