Wednesday Wisdom

21 July 2025Local government is back in the firing lineThey don't want reform, they want rates-capping. This is a bad idea, but it will play well in the 2026 election. 17 July 2025Scrolling is the new smokingTech giants have copied Big Tobacco’s playbook - and it works. 1 July 2025Nepotism, networks and human connectionOn finding an afterschool job and buying a duvet in the current digital WTF-scape + BRING BACK LANDLINES 25 June 2025Critical thinking is not enough. It's time you learned about powerNumbers and words are cool, but we have calculators and ChatGPT now. What you need is POWER LITERACY. 18 June 2025Big things should be good for usCos you're worth it. Public value, private plunder, and general purpose technology. 12 June 2025Behind the AI hype machineAI is not a story about technology. It’s a story about power. 27 May 2025The problem with AI Conference CultureWe are letting techno-optimist corporate shills dominate the chat. Get these men off the stage. 21 May 2025There are no magical robotsAnd if there are, they look a lot like the dudes who already run the show 14 May 2025Everyday is everythingFind meaning in the daily drudgery or consign yourself to a lifetime of dissatisfaction 7 May 2025The Four Commandments of PrioritiesThou shalt have as few priorities as possible. Thou shalt treat priorities as commitments, not wishes. Thou shalt rank thy priorities. Thou shalt walk the talk in tricky times. 1 May 2025Confessions of a serial moverAlways moving, never arriving 23 April 2025Put yourself in situationsYou don't need a plan. You need to put yourself in a situation and watch what happens. 16 April 2025Make guilty choices this weekGuilt fades. Resentment festers. 9 April 2025Hearing the whispers before they become screamsThe call is coming from inside the house 2 April 2025What's worth more than money?Creative value under extractive capitalism + an urgent plea to reclaim sovereignty over your attention 26 March 2025For when it feels like you can't change anythingEverything is connected. Once you see it, you can shift it. 20 March 2025You have infinite capacity for transformationNew beginnings are wasted on young people 13 March 2025Prepare for disasterHope for the best and prepare for the worst. When have things ever gone exactly as you planned?  6 March 2025Keep the dream alivePlans are predictions about how we think we could achieve our goals. They’re a hypothesis, an experiment ready to be run. 27 February 2025Start with strategyOur hopes, dreams, and plans live in an unpredictable future. We can’t read tomorrow’s headlines, but we can position ourselves to achieve our goals.