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Christmas Day on a covid ward
“We’ve had to pull staff away from their Christmas celebrations to help us in the last minute. But how long can we continue like this? It’s the same number of colleagues we’re calling upon.” As we walk down the corridor,… Read More ›
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You have to create a dream
It wears a familiar face. Take a product, typically one that we don’t need, add a collaboration, limit it and then amplify it at launch – the “drop” – on social media. You can’t hype a banana but, we now… Read More ›
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Is your IQ defined by your parents?
A professional quizzer who wins contests thanks to their vast general knowledge is utilising impressive crystallised intelligence. Alternatively, Sherlock Holmes, who uses the information available from a crime scene, combines it with what he’s got in his head, and applies… Read More ›
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Mindlessness
Although mindfulness has its merits, psychological research has also revealed that in some circumstances it’s important to be mindless. That is, as we develop skill in complex tasks, we can perform them with increasing facility until attention seems to be… Read More ›
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Why is everybody becoming so entitled?
My wife works in a hospital and has noticed that over the last few years, people have become less polite, less patient and far more prone to become angry at the slightest inconvenience, she says that Covid has made it… Read More ›
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Why You Should Use Apple Maps (you shouldn’t)
Apple’s effort into improving the Maps app can be seen in iOS 15, an update that added new 3D city details in select areas like London, New York, Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area. There are also navigation… Read More ›
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We are not even close to seeing the worst of Brexit
In the months after Boris Johnson signed his post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, the coronavirus masked the economic damage of leaving the bloc. As the pandemic drags on, the cost is becoming clearer — and voters are noticing…. Read More ›
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Is Omicron the Beginning of the End?
Muddy early data mean that, for now at least, the immediate epidemiological future is uncertain. We could be in for a few months of relatively mild inconvenience before Omicron goes out with a whimper. Or we could be about to… Read More ›
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‘There’s no moment of silence’
Two Amazon workers from its Bessemer, Alabama facility died last month, one of them suffering a stroke not long after his request to go home was denied, said two of their co-workers. Speaking to workers’ rights organisation More Perfect Union,… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 85 (Merry Christmas)
I tried to be positive when looking back on 2021, I really did. I failed of course, but I am more positive about 2022. Thanks for visiting the site and listening to the podcast this year. I hope you all… Read More ›
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