"Well it was obvious that was going to happen really" If the clues were actually obvious there would be no economic crashes, no terrorist attacks, no surprise adultery. The hindsight bias: retrospectively linking together 'obvious' clues to create a smug individual shaming you for not seeing a 'predictable' outcome.

There was a protest today.It disrupted my journey home from work.What happened was a large group of people with flags and signs stood in the middle of a busy junction causing enormous amounts of traffic.Now from a marketing point of view they certainly got everyone's attention but from a sentiment angle their cause attracted a … Continue reading Disruptive protest →

I think when it comes to cancel culture by all means boycott those who committed heinous crimes. Lock away the paedophiles and rapists. Punish them for their indiscretions. Show them there are consequences for their actions. But for those who simply have different opinions, I don't think this is sufficient to cancel them. The way … Continue reading Cancelling for opinions →

On public transport it appears that everyone just wants this part of their life over with.Nobody is really enjoying the time or soaking it in.They are elsewhere via their phones.The only ones that are truly here and now are the group of friends joking near the door. They're enjoying their time.

In the movie 'Music and Lyrics' Drew Barrymore's character had an ex-boyfriend who detailed all her flaws via a fictional novel. Hugh Grant's character, who is interested in Drew's character romantically, can't suppress his curiosity and reads the book. Then he can't see anything but the flaws when hanging out with Drew's character. It's the … Continue reading Underestimating the confirmation bias →

Caution said no. Daring said 1,000 times yes! Realistically, everyone knows, including me, that I'm going to do it but I just need to agonize over it for weeks first.

You are not your design. They are not criticising you. The more defensive you get, the less people will want to work with you.

I think it takes a very skilled group to navigate a grump in their midst. The grump is all powerful with their suppresive mood. They can dissolve a joyous chat with one look. They can quell a silly conversation with a single comment. The grump can be defeated but in my experience it requires uncommon … Continue reading Grump power →

https://youtu.be/gF6K2IxC9O8 In the above YouTube clip Matt Damon talks about the increasing financial risk of making movies these days. I believe it's a sign of the times. I think it hints to fragmented media channels, audiences that are ever harder to reach and even harder to convince to part with their money. Now I believe … Continue reading Studio problem, your opportunity →

Penny Lane, there is a statue dedicated to John, Which to me feels very wrong, Coz everybody knows, it's Paul's song Very strange!