"So with that, here’s to 2021. Hopefully a year that is a bit less tiring than the one we are seeing out." Oh such optimism I had back at this time last year. Of course, as it panned out, 2021 has probably been even more exhausting than the year it proceeded. Partly the global stuff … Continue reading Yearnote 2021
This week I have learned: I need a breakThat shortbread is categorically the best biscuitThe value of a business caseThat the "constant disaster movie" vibe is getting very tiringSchadenfreude may be all we have in politics these daysWatford's longest clean sheet run comes from a viral infectionThere's always space for another Drum machine Next week: … Continue reading Weeknote 564: no “L”
This week I have learned: that I bought a lot of books this yearthat we could replace Powerpoint with Interpretative Dancethat writing lists helpsthat I think everyone probably is in need of a bit of a breakthat it's nice to be on someone else's podcastthat there's something special about hardware synthsthat John Wilshire makes lovely … Continue reading Weeknote 563 – the medium of dance
In the last 12 months I've bought 35 books... and have remarkably read a fair proportion of them. Here's the list (and what I thought about them...). Not all of the books were published in 2021. Calling Bullshit: The Art of Scepticism in a Data-Driven World Jevin D. West & Carl T. BergstromThis was a … Continue reading 2021 Bookshelf
This week I have learned: never to fail to be surprised by being surprisedthat I've missed being at The Vic, even if it was nervewracking and a close defeatthat shifting mindsets to "be more firefighter" will take timeI'm looking forward to a break over Christmas Next week: the slow burn The week in photos:
This week I have learned: The experience of surgeryThe experience of how activity on one part of the body can impact othersThat good plans amount to nowt when they become realityThat providing advice is a nice thingThat saying goodbye is going to be hardThat good things can come from saying "yes" Next week: a year … Continue reading Weeknote 561: surgical removal
Ah, the annual business planning exercise. An art installation in the creative use of numbers. Organisations for the most part will go through such extended periods of financial contemplation every year, often about six months before a new financial year begins. Everyone guesses some numbers using intuition, past performance and the game that is "How … Continue reading Pipelines
This week I have learned: that some blokes really get uppity if you even possibly suggest that there is more that we could collectively be doing to make the world a more equal placethat I'm really glad that Lockdown has made it socially acceptable to have Zoom Pub Nights. The Kebab & Ventilator is my … Continue reading Weeknote 560: All Men
The PlayCards include one card that I've been meaning to do on myself for a while. In the Be An Artist skill, the instruction is to Create an exhibition of your recent work. Invite friends and family to the opening. Well, this is the grand opening. And I've done a full life retrospective, rather than … Continue reading An exhibition
I posted a short article on LinkedIn at the end of last week that divided opinion. I won't link to it here, but it's on my LinkedIn profile if you want to see it. I say it divided opinion. The division was in no way equal. As I write this, the post has had c. … Continue reading Sowing division
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