You never know how it will work out
How it started. How it was going. How it ended up. I wonder how this will work out? I’ve just finished my three-week ceramic course, and you’re seeing the before,...
Primrose Hill (and I didn’t get peed on this time)
Conspirators = reliably awesome humans. Where else can you find that? I was back in London recently for the Thinkers50 conference, and I made a...
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Did you hear that?
In full flow recording How to Work with (Almost) Anyone. Did you hear? This past week I’ve been busy recording the audiobook of How to Work with (Almost) Anyone. It’s...
Using old maps
A Vancouver that no longer exists. Old maps I stayed in an Over The Top Airbnb in Gastown in Vancouver recently. An old factory had been converted into lofts, and...
What’s your heart’s desire?
Bourbon St, New Orleans. What’s your heart’s desire? I’ve been immersed in the waters of psychology and human dynamics long enough that I’m now fairly fluent in trading in the...
Blowing hot and cold
Coming in to land at DIA. Blowing hot and cold A flight from New Orleans gave me this shot out of the window; sunshine on the horizon breaking through the...
A day for hard words?
An on-point piece of feedback from rupert281. Finding the right words The most significant words I ever uttered on Valentine’s Day were, “Would you like to get married?” Marcella (spoiler:...
What’s the right tempo for you?
Dancing to the beat of my own drum in Costa Rica. Tempo: Everything a little too Allegrissimo? I’ve got two books about pace that I love and keep on my...
This is written by AI (Australian Intelligence)
Rock and Roll. Here I come. Hello, Cleveland! I wrote this article. Really There’s quite the buzz about ChatGPT. It’s the AI engine that in the blink of the eye...
The most important change (for me) in 2023
A screen grab of last week’s calendar Being Different in 2023 It’s the week most of us realize that our new year’s resolutions have, well, become a little less resolute....
Is it yum, yuk, or meh?
Australia’s black gold, Vegemite. Very strong Yum/Yuk/Meh mojo Yum. Yuk. Meh Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman has an excellent podcast, The Huberman Lab, putting the best science to things like exercise, eating,...
A few unexpected quotes for the year ahead
I may have followed this flowchart more times than is wise. Source: Redback Cards Disrupt/inspire Your Year Well, hello 2023. Nice to see you here. You arrived a little more...
An unexpected gift list
At least Mum’s got my birthday present sorted Gifts (Team MBS and I are taking a decent break over the holidays. We’re resting up and having fun. The next newsletter...