You know you need to step away from the work desk when a Microsoft advert plays, and the sound makes you check you’ve logged out of work. The sound of MS Teams notifications now makes me nauseous; the ‘bing bing’ of a call and the multi-tonal ‘thrum’ are triggers which increase my heart rate –… Read More Pavlov’s video call
Inspired by a brilliant post by Sukh Pabial yesterday, here’s a random list of things I’m missing. Slow walks and stopping for an ice cream to eat on a park bench. A ’99’ of course. Hugs with distant friends; I’m so lucky I can get hugs at home. The gentle rocking of a train leading… Read More Things I miss
I’ve had cold and flu type symptoms for a week or so and it’s really debilitating. The recommendation is to rest, drink fluids and it’ll pass. The difficulty is that life goes on and it feels like I should be doing something. The something is, obviously, rest and drink fluids. That doesn’t feel enough though.… Read More Illness
I was talking to someone at Learning Technologies yesterday about language. It was in the lunchtime session being run by Christine Locher about values. I mentioned to the person with me that I thought they had integrity; their view was that they were authentic. Does language like this matter? Maybe not now but the next… Read More Authentic language
Look at the stock photo catalogues for pictures of a gym and there are mirrors all around the gym for people to preen and pose while they workout. Ask the users why there are mirrors all round the gym and they’ll tell you they are so they can check their posture and technique while they’re… Read More Gym mirrors
Lost and Desperate 