Seek solace in the fact you simply can’t trust them
Right, enough of the doom now, well from me at least. Yes the markets are in turmoil, but it will eventually pass and hopefully before job losses etc. We’ll also quickly remember that actually...
Category: Musings
Remain In.
I’ve decided to pen my thoughts while doing my best to avoid facts. Make of it what you will. This isn’t a case of national pride, and it certainly isn’t about trying to make...
Doing the wrong thing.
It’s ok to make mistake. Hell, I pride myself on it. Most important is apparently learning from them. But sometime the most important thing is just to make it quickly and get it over...
If wise men learn from their mistakes, how come I feel so dumb?
Today I learnt that WordPress doesn’t autosave a draft post. After an hour of editing something on the move, only to have mobile signal drop, this is a particularly painful lesson to learn. It...
Social hoares
Some people take a very guarded and protective view of their social networking sites. They’ll only befriend on facebook the people they are closest to in real life. Or, on LinkedIn, people they have...
What a difference a pro makes.
It’s not often I can say this but I have the really good fortune to work alongside someone who is genuinely great at what they do. Professionally I’ve worked with a number of geniuses...
Wherefore art thou question
Given that people are happy to answer questions on LinkedIn, for example, and some even obsessively, I wonder why we look at surveys differently. Is it simply the personal connection to the person asking...
Do as you would be done by
Such a simple idea. And yet it seems to be something that a lot of people don’t get. I’m sat in traffic watching angry people trying to cut in. Knowing when someone tries the...
A helping hand
Why do we help people? Perhaps a little deep for late on Wednesday, but it’s something that has been playing on my mind for a while. As I see it, how much help we...
Just not Pinterested.
Today I received my Pinterest invite. Hurrah. Aside from the huge legal implications of being able to grab images and video from other site, I just don’t really get it. Sites like this have...