If you're interested in improving your craft I would highly recommend the book 'Peak' by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. It comprehensively proves that not all practice is equal and that the superior form of practice is 'deliberate practice'. Which means practice that is purposeful and challenging (because let's face it the best growth comes … Continue reading Eminem’s wordplay →

The unspoken standard. It appears in the absence of an explicit goal and it regulates performance. For example if performing well, sabotage will strike and pull down the individual/team. Conversely if the unspoken standard is in jeopardy of being reached the team/individual finds another gear to get back on track to achieve the unspoken standard. … Continue reading The unspoken standard →

Priscilla has a giant ugly overwhelming but unfortunately very important task on her to do list. She can't bring herself to start it. Then to her delight Jaunty Jovy comes along and asks Priscilla in a typically whimsical fashion if she could assist on a task he is completing and Priscilla jumps on it with … Continue reading Priscilla and Jovy →

The post decision pre result shame trip has to be up there as one of the top ten most infuriating things, it's right behind slow walkers. The choice has been made, there's nothing anyone can do to turn back time, it could prove to be a great decision but someone disapproves and wants to make … Continue reading Post decision pre result shame →

It's funny how much you can take language for granted. You never consider how much you rely on road signs, food labels and instructions until you are in a foreign country. Well at least that was the case 20 years ago. Nowadays with access to the internet you need never encounter the foreign language. But... … Continue reading El internet →

We can tell if you want to be here or not. You don't have to utter a word, we know. Your posture, facial expressions, and tone of voice say it all. Your attitude aura speaks for itself.

'This is America' is not your run of the mill music video. It appears to be rich with symbolism. Symbolism that has the online forums hopping with speculation. Then finally enough intrigue surrounding this music video resulted in an interviewer asking Childish Gambino what it all meant. To which he declined to answer. Which I … Continue reading This is America →

I think on the scale of 'interesting' the majority of people tend to tip towards biased. We say things like: 'this is definitely front page news' and then the newspapers don't run it at all. Or we get our hopes up about a TikTok video we made that we just know is going to go … Continue reading The interest bias →

In this video Eminem said that it took him six minutes to write 'Rap God'. How did he do it so quickly? I reckon he was so fast because he left out the perfecting stage. Absent was the agonising over the merits of one word over another. You couldn't observe any hesitation about whether it … Continue reading Rap God →

The company gives in because they can't bear to have the customer ranting and raving on Twitter a moment longer. The parent relents because the child's screams shows no sign of stopping. The manager turns a blind eye to the blatant rule breaking of their team because they don't want an awkward conversation. In an … Continue reading Withstanding discomfort →