Robert De Niro is widely considered one of the best actors ever but this doesn't exempt him from criticism. Those who work on the Jimmy Kimmel show could find numerous tweets berating the actor. There's a thread on Reddit called 'I HATE the Beatles' with multiple users chipping in to agree. Much to my dismay … Continue reading Universal popularity →

Sir Alex Ferguson and Michael Jordan are two extremely successful sports figures and from their respective documentaries it looked like they sacrificed a lot. The Last Dance spent a whole episode providing evidence for and against MJ being a nice guy or not. The line of questioning also triggered the most emotional reaction out of … Continue reading His Royal Airness and Sir Alex →

You would think non fiction books would be immune to the shortening attention span crisis. After all, the reader knows what they're getting into. This medium is low tech and this genre is not a story. And yet. And yet I find myself extremely grateful for short, sharp, punchy prose and increasing difficulty concentrating on … Continue reading Non fiction waffle →

We torture ourselves with the 'Will I?'s and we badger others with the 'Should I?'s and eventually condemn ourselves to frustration and mental anguish. But to consider some wise words the greatest Headmaster Hogwarts as ever seen, spoken to arguably the greatest student Hogwarts as ever seen: "Because you, yourself, will never rest until you … Continue reading Will I? Won’t I? →

A bold notion crosses your mind. A risky direction. A route fraught with failure. If done right it could be spectacular. But to reach 'remarkable' status I think there can be no holding back. No hedging of bets. Its all or nothing. It's an entire presentation in lederhosen or not a scrap of it. It's … Continue reading No hedging of bets →

'I'll take responsibility!' The phrase all nervous employees want to hear. There is a contentious decision to be made. With little reward and ample amounts of punishment on offer. Let's throw in mounting time pressure too, just for the hell of it! Who's going to get on the hook? If the worst should happen and … Continue reading Taking decision responsibility →

'I'm funnier than them!' I don't doubt that there are members of the public funnier than well known comedians but humour is just one element required to become a successful joke teller. I think what separates the famous from the anonymous is a certain willingness to put oneself out there. To expose yourself to feedback … Continue reading Funnier than them →

'I've emailed IT 3 times now and they still haven't responded' 'Try messaging Peter on Slack he'll sort your problem out in no time!' It's like a secret passage opened up and someone yelled 'over here guys!' Poor Pete. He probably took sympathy on all the technophobes and now everyone knows him to be the … Continue reading Poor IT Pete →

"The need to be right all the time is the biggest bar there is to new ideas" Edward De Bono in Lateral Thinking. What's the right thing to do when there is no right answer? The need to be right all the time means waiting around, letting others go first, categorically learning from their mistakes … Continue reading The need to be right →

In 2004 Ben Stiller starred in the movie Dodgeball and approximately 10 years later The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. I think if these were the first two Ben Stiller movies you saw, you would struggle to believe it was the same actor. Over the years a 'Ben Stiller' movie has evolved into a very … Continue reading Creative evolution →