IM or E-mail? How to get your point across?
When working with others, good communication is a critical part of getting things done. Blackberry, instant messaging, e-mail, poor phones, all give the illusion of great communication, but sometimes...
View ArticleThe Now Habit – Dealing with Procrastination
Now, I was going to read a book on procrastination, but I kept putting it off. It would be funny if it wasn’t true! Procrastination is a major issue in modern life, just check out 43things.com where...
View ArticleCoincidence?
Ever wondered why there is so much coincidence? Seth Godin blogged about some he experienced recently.The answer is simple… It is because sometimes we make it for ourselves, let me introduce Gestalt...
View ArticleDo something different, for a change!
I’m reflecting back on this week and on this year, being another year older. What have I learnt?My big take away for the moment is this: A change of context is the quickest way to change your thinking....
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Understanding the reality of the situation – Part II
(Continued from Part I) Where were we? Ah, yes! Understanding the reality of the situation. There are so many different challenges raised by this, I feel that I am only at the beginning. However, just...
View ArticleToo Much Choice – Too Little Happiness
These Things Come in ThreesThree things in two days. First, I loose contact with my phone. Second, my MacBook Pro dies. Then, in a third and final twist, traffic on the blog increased by 2000% (yes,...
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The Rather Complex Issue of Identity
It has been a great week, I have done lots of things and met lots of people. However, I haven’t blogged, and I feel the poorer for it. Writing is gradually becoming a part of my identity. This post is...
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Learning Your Way to a Better Memory
One of the great things about David Alan’s Getting Things Done (aka GTD) is that you don’t have to remember anything. “Get it out of your head” David says.My memory has improved since I started using...
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Social Creatures in Need of Social Software
I was going to leave this as a comment on Luke‘s blog, but it got a little too long. Luke’s post “Stone age brains and the social web” is based on the “All In The Mind” podcast episode “Stone Age...
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Personality Sorters and Social Media – Part I
Understanding personality types is very useful, not just for self awareness, but also for working in team environments, especially where social software, social media or any form of technology-mediated...
View ArticlePersonality Sorters and Social Media – Part II
(continued from Personality Sorters and Social Media – Part I)There is an Easop’s fable I rather like. It goes something like this:Two pots, one made of clay, the other of brass, were swept down a...
View ArticleToo Late To Learn?
Tortoises. That’s it. Tortoises. We all need to be like tortoises. I’ve been listening to what John Cleese has to say in the video clip here, which is what got me thinking about them. I have to admit,...
View ArticleOn-line Trust, More than Liking
This post might be a little heavy going, but the topics are important in understanding how we can be (and are) manipulated, and how businesses can (and should) go about building trust in an on-line,...
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Web Psychology – Colours and Conversions
February’s Chinwag PsychUp brought together Karen Haller, talking about the psychology of colour (or should that be ‘color’) and Craig Sullivan (otherwise know as the one and only @OptimiseOrDie). The...
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The Facebook Guinea Pigs
“Let’s conduct an online experiment.” It sounds innocuous enough, that is unless you run one of the largest online social networks, and you didn’t tell the participants. The story centres around the...
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