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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Idling
Brain function is low, speed dropped, the acceleration has gone. Lying idly next to my son, with the breeze flapping the blind – in my record third week of holidays – I notice indolence and a mind declined. Still the … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Life, Work
Tagged Family Fun, Holidays, Mental Agility, Relaxation, Rigours of Work
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Why Silver is the worst medal of all
Watching the Olympic 10m diving yesterday, one couldn’t help but be struck by the delight of Tom Daley, in third, versus the desolation of Qiu Bo in second. This morning a friend sent me a good reason for it: counterfactual … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Psychology, Sport, Work
Tagged Bronze, Bronze beats Silver, Counterfactual Thinking, Olympics, Qiu Bo, Scientific American, Silver, Third beats second, Tom Daley
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Fridge Frees
Proof, if ever it were needed, that Csikszentmihalyi’s ‘flow’ can be found in any – and I mean any – activity. This morning at 7.45am, I began chucking some veg and old bottles of chilli out of the fridge… …Two … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Philosophy, Psychology, Work
Tagged 'Flow', Autonomous Action, Csikszentmihalyi, Hannah Arendt, Homo Faber, Scrubbing
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Take me to your Leader
As the Curiosity rover pulled off an improbably complex landing on Mars, I was having a laugh with a friend in the US. I pointed out that it’s the US President’s duty to welcome any extraterrestrial when and if he/she … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Life, Philosophy, Work
Tagged Aliens, Banks, Discovery of the New World, Lord Acton, Montaigne, Nuke 'em, US President
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Noble Purpose
The Olympics bring out my mixed feelings about competition. Winning at all costs, grinding someone else in the dust, the distortion of personality that comes with going ‘all out’. Sometimes, in my sporting past, I’ve avoided finishing people off. Sometimes … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Life, Sport, Work
Tagged Cheating, Chinese badminton players, Ends and means, Fair Play, Gutter Politics, Noble Purpose, Olympics, Winning at all costs
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