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Recommendation Week: July

Recommendation Week: July

All the best from the month of July

The Machine Can't Buy the Round

The Machine Can't Buy the Round

Turns out my only competitive advantage is turning up. I'll take it.

The Competence Trap

The Competence Trap

Being good at your job might be exactly what's keeping you stuck.

Dust on Her Boots

Dust on Her Boots

Anna Fifield reported from inside North Korea twelve times, covered the Obama White House for the Financial Times, and ran the Washington Post's Beijing bureau. Then, in the space of a month, she lost her job and turned fifty. Here's what she did next.

Recommendation Week: June

Recommendation Week: June

All the best from the month of June

What's the Point?

What's the Point?

The question you should answer before you do anything else

Five Thousand Hardbacks in the Garage

Five Thousand Hardbacks in the Garage

How a bored journalist on a train built an international publishing empire (from his garage)

The Rough Cut

The Rough Cut

Most of my early issues were terrible. Here's why I sent them anyway.

Recommendation Week: May 2026

Recommendation Week: May 2026

All the best from the month of May

Not Being a Passenger

Not Being a Passenger

Phil Walters turned a steel bird cut in his shed into a multi-million dollar global business. But the thing that actually freed him up had nothing to do with entrepreneurship.

QTN (Quality, Taste and Nuance)

QTN (Quality, Taste and Nuance)

In a world of infinite content, caring is the competitive advantage

The Generalist's Edge

The Generalist's Edge

Why "starting over" might be the most strategic thing you've ever done

Recommendation Week, April

Recommendation Week, April

All the best from the month of April

Small Bets, Big Life

Small Bets, Big Life

Stop waiting for permission. Start with what you can do this week.

Resend of Every Second Counts article. (due to broken YouTube link.)

Resend of Every Second Counts article. (due to broken YouTube link.)

Sorry for the re-send the Youtube link was broken.

Every Second Counts

Every Second Counts

A story of deadlines, daring, danger, and what happens when you fall...

Broadcasting Is Dead. Long Live Narrowcasting.

Broadcasting Is Dead. Long Live Narrowcasting.

Why the Smartest Midlife Pivot Might Be Building Your Own Media Empire.

 IPod Killed The Radio Show

IPod Killed The Radio Show

Why curation and community is your moat against AI

Recommendation Week March

Recommendation Week March

All the best from the month of March

Cool Kids On Campus

Cool Kids On Campus

The Halo Effect of Youthful Optimism on Professional Growth

The Rugby Ball, Your Career, and Why Letting Go Might Be the Smartest Move You Make

The Rugby Ball, Your Career, and Why Letting Go Might Be the Smartest Move You Make

The sunk cost fallacy

The Leisure Time Myth

The Leisure Time Myth

And Where's My Hoverboard?

Recommendation Week: February

Recommendation Week: February

All the best from the month of February

Jane Dent: The Accidental Path

Jane Dent: The Accidental Path

How a failed scholarship, a "self-destruction mechanism," and a whole lot of curiosity built one of the most quietly remarkable careers in New Zealand media.

Networking But By Another Name

Networking But By Another Name

This is a note to myself, though you might find it useful too.

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