I’m travelling again this week and am using the points I’ve built up with a train operator to upgrade to a First Class seat. Not because I need the peace and quiet – I always choose the quiet carriage for travel. Nor the need to have hot tea on tap; it’s a late afternoon journey,… Read More A little comfort
I’m a fan of GIFs. They’re mostly low bandwidth, can demonstrate a series of screenshots with added text, and sometimes work just as well as a video. I’ve used one in learning, for example, to show people how to log into an HR platform and register sickness absence. It was shared more than 1,000 times… Read More Giffage
The two equinoxes in the year are a perfect time to pause and reflect. And you might expect a long post here about the movement of the Earth, our seasonal approach to business, and the natural points in the year when we’re encouraged to stop, take stock and review our progress. For me, the autumn… Read More Equinox
I heard a really interesting piece recently about how we perceive time. For a 2-year-old, a year is half their life. When you’re 20, a year is roughly 5% of your lifetime. Over 50, a year accounts for less than 2% of your life. It’s one reason we perceive time moving faster as we get… Read More Relative vs Absolute
I’ve written before about em dashes and how I would add them to my writing. I use Quillbot to spell-check, paraphrase documents, an AI detector, live translator, grammar checker and a range of other activities. It loves em dashes – it reminds me when I use hyphens and adds em dashes instead. It did it… Read More The em dash