It occurred to me this morning that everything we do now is instant, or tries to be. Looking at my desk, I’ve got instant coffee cups, instant noodles and instant messaging. How depressing is that? I honestly believe that this new society, where we expect everything to be done instantly, isn’t good …
Does this make me a loser?
Holly’s going to Devon for a few days to work. Which means I’m going to be on my own in the evenings. Which means… …I get to play the Playstation! Not that she doesn’t let me play, it’s more a matter of not having the time. But when I’m on my own …
The scales of life
One thing about being an entrepreneur is that balancing things can get tricky. It’s something that I’ve had to deal with a number of times over the years. Usually you put a new routine in place and everything goes fine, then a few years later things have changed and the routine starts …
Can you juggle?
I used to be a pretty damn good juggler, up to a maximum of four items. Balls, clubs, hoops, you name it and I could juggle with it. I was taught to juggle as a child by a family friend. What makes people struggle with juggling is that the balls get away …
Oh Raggles…
As I write this email Max is watching something on T.V. that seems to have a character saying “Oh Raggles” every few sentences. It’s surprisingly hard to focus on writing when there’s a blue bunny jumping around the screen talking about Raggles and wishes. But hey ho. Last Thursday I went to …
UK Workers are Lazy
There’s been a new documentary released in the UK which shows young British workers being, well… lazy. In a T.V. experiment, a group of 18-23 year olds agreed to work as cabbage pickers, doing a job that’s usually done by EU migrant workers. What happened? In the first hour they were complaining …