Folks,When you see a park bench, what do you see?If you’re tired, you might see the chance to sit down. Maybe it’s the place you sit and watch the world from. Or, perhaps it’s the place where you first learned to vault.How we show up is important.Tir...
Folks,I’m not sure who said it, or even if it is a quote; nevertheless, it’s one of my favourite lines: “What we think is the problem, that’s the problem.”If you are not sure what the via negativa approach to problem solving is, it’s this: rather tha...
Folks,This week is my first session (I nearly wrote "week"—I hope I'm not in there for weeks!) in the recording studio.Best get the out-of-office message on!My voice coach tells me he couldn't write a book. I tell him I'm not sure I can record an aud...
Folks,Progress on the book is going well. I can say that now because any progress I've made is in the past, and I’ve reached this point without losing money or my sanity. At the start of the week, it looked like I might lose both. Red is for STO...
Folks,Last week was a week of choices; at times, it was exhausting. Which book cover design was I going to go with?Who was going to narrate my book? And then, which photo was I going to choose for my author bio?It all comes down to “spec” -...
Folks,Let's start with an easy question: What's the difference between an elite and a novice performer?You might think, as I did, that the elite performer is better at the task at hand because they are consistent in their action. The job of practice...
Folks,Gone on a bit of a mad one this week, looking at risk, precision, and recall. Not my area of expertise by any stretch. I wanted to know the impact of the different types of errors on decision-making.First up, here’s some context: My struct...
Folks,For as long as I can remember, I thought that one of the shortcuts to success was who you know. I'm not sure I chased it that hard, though - a good university, a good job, and a few people in the know. What's not to like?I'm sure that "who you...
Folks,In a departure from the usual format, here are three things I’ve picked up on in the last few weeks that might be of interest. TED Talk - If you’ve always wanted to share your idea, now is your chance. Submit a one-minute video before Sept...