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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A Death In The Garden
Despite my internal protestations and denial, as the rest of the garden springs into life, I’ve been forced to face reality. The honeysuckle is dead. I don't know why it has died, whether it has anything to do with my brutal cutting back of the wayward jasmine that grows alongside. Perhaps it … [Read more...] about A Death In The Garden
Is Feedback Really The Breakfast Of Champions?
This week I had to write a reference for someone, a task I have never previously been asked to undertake. I wrote with honesty, which was easy because this person is an excellent fit for the role, but I found it hard to think of anything that could be seen as a development area, something I had … [Read more...] about Is Feedback Really The Breakfast Of Champions?
Christmas Lights and the Paradox of Choice
Henry Ford telling his employees that a customer can have any colour of Model T Ford "as long as it's black" is a well-known anecdote even though it's unlikely he ever said it. Regardless of whether or not he did, the sentiment is one we ignore at our cost. We’ve been lulled into the belief that … [Read more...] about Christmas Lights and the Paradox of Choice
Lessons I Learned From Taking Care Of Wonky Pets
My inadvertent love affair with wonky pets began with my first dog, Toby, a collie cross rescue who was only six months old but already had a pin in his leg, as a result of being hit by a car. I'd just moved into my first house and I wanted a dog. Nothing fancy, just one who would chase after a … [Read more...] about Lessons I Learned From Taking Care Of Wonky Pets