This week I have learned: I always find this time of year a little maudlin. The kids are back at school, the summer is over, the leaves are turning, and before we know it, we'll be into the birthday/Christmas season that dominates the Ballantine-Pescatore household for 8 weeks, and then another trip around the sun … Continue reading Weeknote 696 – reality returns
This week I have learned: August is a funny month. You can pretty much guarantee that anything that people say will need to happen in the month will not unless it does. This makes contingency planning tricky. Japan was an incredible experience. As a tiny vignette of the cultural differences, in Japanese cities there are … Continue reading Weeknote 695: back to it
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This week, I have learned: Some potential health challenges ahead for the older members of the clan. I'm continuing to work through how confronting mortality is increasingly a part of daily life as you age. Reaching the first milestone of a clear content plan for the book project is satisfying. Undoubtedly, though, some actual writing … Continue reading Weeknote 691: scans
This week I have learned: the terrible news of the passing of my former colleague Kris, who took his own life last month. We weren't close, but kept in touch with one another through the socials. News that came out of the blue. that my friend John is to be on Gardeners' World this week. … Continue reading Weeknote 690 – shocked
This week I have learned: I work with incredibly level-headed folk who take stuff in their stride. This is such a nice place to be as a result. It was good to get the team together for a day, working in the same room, having lunch together and going for a meal at the end … Continue reading Weeknote 689 – uncertainty
This week I have learned: the power of spending some time doodling. I had a delightful couple of hours at Natalia's Doodleledo event, held at Global Street Art's quite remarkable offices in the City. A lovely time doing some of her doodle games, ending up with a mass storytelling. Wonderful fun. watching organisations from the … Continue reading Weeknote 688: drawn
On Friday I had a very entertaining day at a nightclub. Thankfully, it wasn't an all-dayer (those days, my friends, are well and truly over). It was, however, the self-proclaimed "Biggest Festival of Behavioural Science", Nudgestock. Here are 10 things I learned over the day... Most process optimisation biases towards faster Rory Sutherland kicked off … Continue reading 10 things I learned at Nudgestock 2024
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