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Would cats still sleep all day if they had a concept of time?
Motivation
Productivity
March 15, 2021

It’s About Time

Cats will happily spend an entire day lazing about, sleeping, and staring out the window. Would they still do this if they had a concept of time? “Spend” time? “Invest” time
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Working with constraints and being agile is a lot like boxing.
Creativity
Productivity
January 6, 2021

Working With Constraints and Being Agile

Boxers have about 36m2 within which to outmanoeuvre their opponent. As a result, there's nowhere to hide and no way to escape. Effectively, they're restricted to a 6x6m canvas square.
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Process is allows creativity to thrive.
Community Interest Company
Creativity
Productivity
December 6, 2020

Process Is Never Sexy

Legend has it a woman once approached Picasso in a restaurant. She asked him to scribble something on a napkin, and said she would be happy to pay whatever he
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Your business idea is like growing a beard
Business
Motivation
Productivity
July 19, 2020

Of Course, You Can Grow a Beard

“Of course, you can grow a beard!” she said.  “You have stubble all over your face! Ok, maybe not ALL over your face. But at least your cheeks, chin and upper
by gareth
Remote working is the future of work
Creativity
Motivation
Productivity
Remote Working
October 14, 2018

10 Things Remote Working Has Taught Me About Learning and the Future of Work

Nursery. Primary school. Middle school. Secondary school. Undergraduate degree. Masters degree. Post-graduate Certificate in Education. Teaching. For thirty years (almost consecutively) I’ve been a cog in the state education machine.
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There are plenty of big questions out there in the universe
Challenge
Creativity
Productivity
Success
April 30, 2018

Don’t Obsess Over The Answer. Obsess Over The Question.

We want results. And we want them yesterday! Give me answers. I want solutions. Not problems. It’s often the case that we obsess over the answer, the final outcome, the end result. But
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Blue shoe. Yellow shoe. Break the rules. Live a life without limits.
Creativity
Productivity
Success
April 16, 2018

Dink Thifferently: Rules are only the limit of someone else’s imagination.

There’s a lot we can learn about creative problem solving from pioneers like Carol Dweck, Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and Avis. They know how to push beyond the limits of
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Slow down and watch the world fly past - Train rushing past long exposure
Creativity
Motivation
Productivity
March 19, 2018

Slow Down! Why busy people need to stop and disconnect.

Have you noticed how push notifications actually SHOVE their way loudly into your day? How instant messaging requires INSTANT REPLIES? Otherwise, you end up having to scroll through a whole
by gareth
Being stuck on a task can feel a little bit like this.
Creativity
Motivation
Productivity
Writing
June 20, 2013

Catatonia – What to do when you’re stuck

There’s always a point in the day, week, month, year, your life, when you get stuck. It’s that point when you find yourself staring a lot. Trapped in a middle-distance
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