“All models are wrong, some are useful” George E.P. Box In a period of ambiguity, this quote seems more and more appropriate. People are trying to make sense of the COVID-19 world and models can help, even if they are wrong! Models, in this context, are structures that help us make sense of situations. It …
If you don’t have a personal coach or someone in your corner helping you to achieve your goals, are you holding yourself back? Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short) has a podcast out called “Against the Rules“. In its second season, it focuses on the rise of coaches and coaching. Coaching has been around for …
I’m not sure when the “self help” industry started and I’m not sure why it started when it did. Today it’s easy to see why. People are overrun with tasks, deadlines and responsibilities. Not all of which are useful. Many of which could be dropped and no-one would notice. My productivity journey began in 1996. …
This one is straight from James Clear‘s email I received last week. When doing performance reviews (let’s accept for a minute they are a good thing and well executed), staff often ask how they can achieve higher than the average (aka, doing the job). I have come across a few managers who aren’t prepared to …
June 3, 2018 – Albany, Western Australia. Elleker Half Marathon. I wasn’t ready for this. I hadn’t really prepared at all. And you just don’t decide to run a half marathon! But I’d paid my fee and it gave me an excuse to see my 90 year old dad. We arrived late. I didn’t have …
I’d never taken Gaviscon before. Tastes okay. With the recent chest pain, I ducked into the chemist to get some medication. The Pharmacist did ask some questions about the symptoms and suggested a call to my doctor. I waved it away as bad things don’t happen to me. I run, eat reasonably well. It’ll be …