This is a brilliantly well-written essay by ⁦Ed West⁩ from his excellent Wrong Side of History ⁦⁩ newsletter edwest.substack.com/p/the-rational…

Floral tributes for Her Majesty the Queen @ Green Park instagram.com/p/Civyasrqaop/…

"The best way to improve your ability to think is to spend time thinking. One way to force yourself to slow down and think is to write. Good writing requires clear thinking. Writing gives poor thinking nowhere to hide." —

A majestic yet very cold evening at the Spectacle of Light last week @ Spectacle of Light Sudeley Castle instagram.com/p/CmcDOnsNryc/…

scientificamerican.com/article/kindne… Kindness Can Have Unexpectedly Positive Consequences via Scientific American

Since 2011 I've been choosing three words to help guide my projects, goals and ambitions for the year ahead. #MyThreeWords for 2023: Start, Connect and Practice bit.ly/3jHPi3V

And I also loved the music! How could I forget the beautiful theme and score by Johnny Flynn and @danmumbleson #TheDetectorists

This is great from Austin Kleon about The Banshees of Inisherin: "One of the reasons I loved the movie is that no computer could have generated it. It’s so simple and human & hilarious. Brutal & sweeping like a western & gruesome and absurd like a fable" bit.ly/3VPBzFh

Starting off the New Year with a fascinating and thoughtful perspective on AI and creativity from Ian Leslie. And a fun round-up of 2022's biggest marketing moments from Mark Ritson #NewYearInspiration bit.ly/3Xaze9j

Thanks dan barker, I had no idea that J.R. Moehringer was responsible for ‘Shoe Dog’. It is one of the best non-fiction books I’ve ever read. I remember at the time thinking “Wow, Phil Knight is an incredible writer!”

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

It was exciting to be asked on to the CIM podcast to talk about the benefits, drawbacks and opportunities of reactive marketing. I enjoyed the conversation, I hope you do too! cim.co.uk/content-hub/po… #marketing #podcast #reactivemarketing

The best are the best no matter where: "The people who didn't do any work at home never did any work in the office. ... Hard workers are hard workers no matter where they operate." A tiny thought in The Knowledge Project's newsletter: fs.blog/brain-food/jun…

'Now And Then' by The Beatles is now available to listen to worldwide. thebeatles.lnk.to/NowAndThen #NowAndThen

I enjoyed this insight from James Clear: The television series Mozart in the Jungle reminds us of the beauty of being an amateur: "You say 'amateur' as if it was a dirty word. 'Amateur' comes from the Latin word 'amare', which means to love. To do things for the love of it."

“‘Newness and innovation’ are overvalued, really. Or I should say they are valued to the point where they become a target for people to aim at, and that’s self-defeating…New ideas are nearly always slight shifts of things that are already very familiar to you.”
- Brian Eno