Someone described me as a learning geek and I’m quite happy with that description. To be mildly obsessed with the profession isn’t a bad thing. I’d suggest more of us should be geeky in our thinking and actions in this space. Anyone can be a generalist but being a specialist, knowing a subject implicitly and… Read More Geek
I read last week that apparently 26% of podcasts are discovered via Instagram. That doesn’t mean I’m going to be promoting any podcasts on there though. It also seems less than 3% of reels are interacted with on Instagram. People watch and listen but don’t even bother to add a heart/like/comment. My followship for podcasts… Read More More depth, less breadth
It launches and there’s a buzz. The expectation is that it will grow and grow but, after a little time the interest has halved. You push it again but after a little more time, interest has halved again. You try again and interest halves again. This reverse Fibonacci sequence happens again and again in learning.… Read More Maintaining interest
My son and I were talking about how technology had sped things up – the idea of accessing TV programmes at any time on my mobile would have been unheard of 20 years ago. I was telling him about how following football scores on Teletext was a thing on a Saturday afternoon and he laughed… Read More Consumption and experience
I was speaking with someone recently and they asked how I look after the ‘crown jewels’ of my ideas. These are, apparently, the ideas which are the most precious and protected bits of content which I don’t share since they are the most valuable. But I don’t have any. All my ideas have been published… Read More Crown Jewels of content
Lost and Desperate 