In the 1960’s a couple of scientists (Rosenthal and Frode) were busy trying to breed clever rodents. To see if they had succeeded they ran some experiments with two strains of rats and a series of mazes: The first strain was “maze bright”, with parents and grand parents who were good at navigating mazes The […]
Tedious but Important
Some jobs are just plain boring In the dim and distant past I was a Development Manager for a frozen food company. My role was to launch new products, beef-burgers, potato waffles, ready meals, you get the idea. Part of the job was very exciting, but part of it was as dull as dishwater. The […]
The Stop Button
How does your stop button work? If you walk around a manufacturing plant you will see that every machine has a stop button. They are easy to spot. They are big, round, red, attached to a bright yellow box and bear the legend STOP. Hit the stop button and the machine will come to an […]
The Minimalist
It does just what it says on the tin Have you noticed that the simplest things are often the best? Diamond earrings One line gags A stop sign Pencil drawings A wind up alarm clock Walking on the beach We love simple things, we love things that “do just what it says on the tin”. […]
Do You Have to Control Everything?
If there is one thing that upsets me… Really upsets me it is being controlled. Being told where I have to be, when I have to be there, what I need to do, which meeting I need to go to… I hate being controlled. Of course it cuts both ways. If I am hell-bent on […]
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