Grit in the Time of Corona.
How do we survive our own instincts to be “helicopter parented” by our governments? By realising we are much more resilient than we believe.
Please sir, can I have some more?
If I’m going to gain weight why can’t I choose where? I can see the headlines, “Man gains 6kg on his penis”. If this continues nothing will take me out … Continue Reading Please sir, can I have some more?
Oh the humanity of it all!
It always amazes me how people who come into power suddenly know what is better for me than I do. My quote for the day “A censor is someone who … Continue Reading Oh the humanity of it all!
Yay for stupid!
I have just read an article on a woman who reported to the police that she had been been ‘burnt’ in a drug deal when she was sold baking powder … Continue Reading Yay for stupid!
#StarWars – a true story
Peering back into the archive from dating over the decades, it’s amazing how much I have changed. When I was young (and I will use the Star Wars metaphor here) … Continue Reading #StarWars – a true story
Think on the happiness of this….
Fantastic new research from University of Rochester shows that extrinsic rewards (money, cars, stuff) basically makes us more depressed – it’s called “hedonic adaption”. The research quotes that those focused … Continue Reading Think on the happiness of this….
Kids!
The lesson I have learnt from young children is: why be difficult when, with a little effort, you can be impossible.
Pandemic Diaries #3
#Day3 of Khalid Shawwa and my self-imposed isolation. I have decided to return to Facebook while the Corona curve ramps up and post (probably more inane, useless musings to join the turd … Continue Reading Pandemic Diaries #3
The Social Scream
Nothing has prepared us for the onslaught of intimacy and rage that social media fires into our ape brains.
Towards a creative singularity
Let me challenge YOU to start telling a different story. A story that is also true, but in the very telling, shapes a wholly different world to look forward to.
Hope vs. Hate – The media of being right vs. winning.
How do you then talk about big things like politics or religion or human rights to an audience who are diametrically opposed to you? In fact, can you reach an audience who frankly hate you? Is that even possible?
The Internet ate my brain.
Have you recently looked up from your phone and had the dumb? It has become essential that we manage our attention when it comes to our digital drug of choice.
Immersive Storytelling.
Take a bite out of the “forbidden fruit” of media.
It’s Just Media.
Fear motivates only the worst kind of action or inaction, and it is a collective horror pedalled by every media outlet both liberal and conservative. So we need to ask only one question. What can I do?
CEO’s, serial killers and winning in the Media industry.
To succeed in the business of media I had somehow always believed I could play by a set of rules that fitted my ethics and world-view. A world of fairness and justice. Well. Let me count the ways that I was wrong.
Avatars and our exploration of Evil.
When human beings struggle to hold opposing beliefs, there are often some impressive leaps of logic required to turn obvious harm into an act of good. But, people do it everyday. In fact, some of those people might be you and me. Immersive Media and digital avatars might hold some clues for ways to interrogate our belief systems.