About The Blogger
Internet engineer, turned business exec and developing psychologist Benjamin Ellis is passionate about technology that solves human problems, and humans that solve technology problems. Benjamin blogs about productivity, communication and technology in the context of business.
Something to ponder…
The simple things are often the most powerful, take focus for example. Pause and think about this for a few minutes: If you could choose just one change you could make in your life, what would it be? What would the result of that change be? What is stopping you making that change?
Get out of the groove…
It is the little things that are often the most provoking. Seth posted on his blog: Creativity and the unexpected Just because it’s on the menu, doesn’t mean you have to order it. One sentence that triggers hundreds of thoughts. In the food context it jars at little, but take the concept to the work [...]
What’s Your Problem?
Questions can be very powerful. As a society, we talk more than we listen and we tell more than we ask. Five examples, just from today: People trying to answer a question before it was fully asked (and yes, would you believe it, they did answer the wrong question). People answering the question they wanted [...]
The 3 Stages of Mastery
I’ve written about learning before, but in musing about the ‘mastery’ of a skill or profession, something came back to me. It was something that I heard in the days when I was heavily into music production, desperately trying to get ‘that sound’. A wise old professional at the time said to me “there are [...]
Don’t go out with beautiful ideas
A good idea is just a thought, but thoughts grow. Be aware that new ideas turn into beliefs. Beliefs turn into behaviors. Over time, behaviors turn into habits, and habits define our character. Watch those ideas! Our natural tendency We willingly take on attractive ideas, often without questioning them. They just look good, don’t they? [...]
Miss Educating a Nation
This week the UK government announced changes to the school curriculum. A radical shake up to deal with the new knowledge economy? Not quite. The coverage over at the BBC spins it well, spin being the appropriate term. The launch was at that great institute of learning, Lord’s Cricket ground. Spinning cricket balls and spun [...]
How to Deal with Being Overwhelmed at Work
People are increasingly overwhelmed by their work I confess it happens to me sometimes. So, how do you avoid it and what do you do about it when it happens? There are a set of practical steps that you can take to get back on track. Follow this list and get back on top of [...]
