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Wendy Melvoin on slowing down when you're nervous
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5 million steps
I know we're not supposed to be interested in a Quantified Self any more but I still count my steps because I still find it useful. Aiming for a certain numbers of steps every day (and counting them) nudges me into remembering to get out and walk. And
Account Planning School of the Web
A brief brief preview
As previously mentioned, the Account Planning School of the Web will start again in January on LinkedIn. But here, should you fancy a diverting 13 minutes and 28 seconds is a preview of the brief:
Desert swimmers
This is gorgeous:
Lee Child meets British Airways meets Malcolm McLaren
(Malcolm McLaren did the remix/remake for this version)
The London Review of TikToks
The London Review of TikToks
13 December 2025 @thomasedwardstraining The internet is undefeated at internetting and this could take the top spot.. ♬ original sound - TETraining @bloombergbusiness Bloomberg Opinion’s John Authers discusses why today’s capitalist system feels broken for some and why smarter government and deregulation can point toward a workable “Capitalism 4.
The thinking feeling thinking machine
This is a fascinating bit of thinking, about what might start to happen as we use LLMs to make product/buying decisions. "In that way, it creates a funny marketing paradox where we think that consumers are purely emotional beings who fail to think rationally, even though Herbert Simon
Design
Katarina Terentieva on not over thinking
@katarinaterentieva Storytelling is psychology. #creativedirector #advertising #cpg #health #foodandbeverage #marketing #greenscreen ♬ original sound - Kate
Clarity
The three best bits of data
I shared this with some friends and colleagues when it was first published. It's the thing I get asked for more than anything else. "Do you have a copy of that Timpson's thing?" It's by James Timpson and it was published in
Writing
Start with the point
https://www.tiktok.com/@soph.workbaby/video/7526854612721077512 Bottom Line Up Front
Do rambling
A very long time ago I recorded an interview with a nice chap from Do Radio, a new thing from the Do etc people. If you want to listen I believe you have to consult the chart here, translate it into your local day and timezone and listen at that
Gifts
Always be gifting
I'm always minded to write a gift guide at this time of year. Because I see the ones flying round the socials - and I'm a fan - but they tend to be very US-centric and therefore frustrating. But then, when I come to write one,