The plague of 'always on'. These 'always on' times mean there are more emails and texts sent than ever before. It also means that work emails sent after hours are getting closer and closer to becoming common place. Not only is it easier than ever to unconsciously become a workaholic but it has also ratcheted … Continue reading Always on expectations →

"In any case, giants like Karkus -- overload em with information an' they'll kill yeh jus' to simplify things" Rubeus Hagrid I hypothesize that everyone's favourite film is one that they fully understand. I posit that if the materials soars over your head then you're unlikely to love it, in fact you're more likely to … Continue reading Stay with me audience →

"$1,000,000 in the bank isn't the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows. The question is then, how can one achieve the millionaire lifestyle of complete freedom without first having $1,000,000" Tim Ferriss An interesting quote that makes total sense. You don't want the cash, you want what the cash … Continue reading Lotto fantasising →

I've read/heard somewhere that the insecure can't handle the lulls of conversations. They equate silence with awkwardness and feel an overwhelming urge to fill it. I can see some merit in that statement but also what about the benefits of contributing and spending your time well? Are you really going to get all dressed up … Continue reading Insecure in silence →

Someone suggests you do something. Something ambitious and yet achievable and all of a sudden it triggers a vision. A vision in your head of you doing it and doing it well. You can vividly picture yourself excelling at that aspirational task and now you're hooked. You can't unsee it and you don't want to … Continue reading Turning visions into reality →

As a youngster I used to love it when our opponents' best player went off injured. 'Our chances of winning have just increased ten fold!' I'd think to myself. But the Inner Game of Tennis describes a different attitude towards opposition performance. W. Timothy Gallwey encourages you to be excited about taking on a full … Continue reading Cheering on the opposition →

'We apologize for the noise, unfortunately the Royals baseball team are practicing in the neighbouring field.' And just like that we see Cam's interest piqued and as an audience we all know what's going to happen next. Cam is going to ditch Mitchell despite promising to stay by his side to try and secure a … Continue reading MF v MPFC →

Enid gave a NED talk recently (it's like a TED talk but nuttier) and it went down a storm! People from all over went out of their way to heap praise on her. 'Unbelievable talk Enid!' 'I had no idea you were so wise!' The NED talk was received so well that Nedia from NED … Continue reading Enid’s NED talk →

The rule is - you don't proceed without the web manager's sign off. It sounds simple enough right? But what if you're just a few minutes from quitting time and the web manager still hasn't replied to your email granting approval. Following the rule means the decision is easy, the change doesn't happen. We wait … Continue reading When disobedience helps →

I'm going that way! Are you sure? No, I wish I knew more. Can anyone offer me, a nice safe guarantee? How about an assertion, of which they're certain? Is there an instruction manual, that I can handle? I'll Google it! ... well that was shit! All the articles I read, the same thing they … Continue reading Which way poem →