During a breakthrough with a technically minded client involving mapping the debilitating steps of OCD into a flow chart to mimic a domestic hot water system, he appeared increasingly enthusiastic. These moments, when someone who might have struggled for so long, arrives at a point of clarity, … [Read more...] about Teach the children
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It’s Normal To Feel Stupid
Anticipating a heatwave and inspired by my daughter's purchase of one recently, I decide to buy a fan instead of finishing the assignment due next week. It's a simple enough job, I tell myself, and proceed to spend the best part of a morning looking at different styles and models whilst trying to … [Read more...] about It’s Normal To Feel Stupid
Executive dysfunction and its strange impact.
I noted with interest this week that the Catalan landmark, “Sagrada Familia”, is finally due to be completed sometime in 2026 one hundred and forty-two years after work began. I don’t imagine Gaudi envisaged it taking as long as it has, although I have wondered whether the intricacy of his design … [Read more...] about Executive dysfunction and its strange impact.
Ruined By Time
This isn't quite what I intended to write this week, but a random comment I made on a post unlocked thoughts in me that only made sense when I wrote them down. Under a photo described as, “The ruined Lidwell Chapel” "What ruined it?" "Time" Many of us are ruined by time. We are … [Read more...] about Ruined By Time
What A Fish Supper Taught Me About Productivity
It's 1996, and I'm in the chip shop buying Friday night’s dinner (Haddock and chips for me, Huss and chips for my wife). Waiting for them to cook my food, I flick through yesterday's copy of a tabloid newspaper glancing occasionally towards the tiny portable television in the corner with the volume … [Read more...] about What A Fish Supper Taught Me About Productivity