The other weekend I was at the grocery store picking up a few items. We got in line and were behind just one other person. The cashier had rung through
Miscellaneous
Steer Clear of Veneer
In 2017, I made the mistake of purchasing a Range Rover. It was a beautiful looking vehicle. But looks didn’t help the car perform its basic function of getting from
Charybdis and Scylla
A painting by Roger Payne is worth much more than a thousand words. Scylla Attacking the Ship of Odysseus was painted by the late British artist in the 1980s. The painting
No Mo FOMO
FOMO or Fear Of Missing Out is an acronym/term that has evolved in recent years. It’s partly an offshoot of social media where everyone is constantly sharing how amazing their
We See What We Want to See
In Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, we feel bad for the prisoners who have their perspectives controlled by others. We see them as hapless victims being manipulated. However, once the
Open the Overton Window
The Overton Window is an idea named after a US political analyst, Joseph Overton. The Overton Window suggests that not everything is up for discussion. Some perspectives are permissible and
Honor the Heterodox
In a past note, we set out Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. One of the lessons this great metaphor offers is that thinking differently from the group isn’t a way
Neuter News and Choose Your Views
A week or so after 9/11, a business I was running had a small warehouse fire. A barrel of waste material was set aside at the back of our shop
Tit for Tat – The Lindy Effect
Here’s an idea to consider: trade in trends for that which is tried and true, that is trade tit for tat. The Lindy effect is an idea that suggests that
Parrots & Practitioners
I was listening to a podcast recently where a guest talked about a fascinating video he had seen on Facebook. The video was about an ant and a pen. The
