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Was walking down the street the other day, and a car passed by. A woman in the back seat was looking at me, and started waving. I didn’t recognise her but she obviously thought she recognised me. In that moment I was a little paralysed – Are they actually looking at me?  Do I wave back? What’s if I’m mistaken and they aren’t looking at me – will I look like a goose if I wave back...

“Do not ever write for radio. Ever.”

This was Neil Young’s advice to a young Jewel (before her music career took off) as she was feeling the pressure to switch from being true to her self, to some manufactured version for her record company.

Sometimes I wonder if the modern business equivalent could be: “Do not ever write for LinkedIn. Ever.”

Always fun to read the headlines and analysis of where the job market is headed:

Mass layoffs are coming in 2024 (Newsweek)

92% of employers expect more layoffs in 2024 (ebn)

More than half of US companies plan to increase hiring in the first half of 2024 (Robert Half)

70.5% expect an increase in hiring needs (Randstad)

Pick your preferred outlook.

Who knew?

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have specially trained dogs that can sniff out electronic devices, mobile phones, SIM cards and USB sticks.

As well as drugs, currency, explosives and firearms (which you probably already knew).

Only found out about this after reading the latest news about the mushroom murders.

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News report of WhatsApp mulling over putting ads into the app. And charging a subscription to hide ads. But WhatsApp says there’s no plans for it. There’s no actual news here. Of course they have considered it as an option. As every app and platform is currently doing. Of course they might do it. But when there’s nothing confirmed, it means the news article reporting it is as...

Credibility doesn’t have much to do with skills these days…

It’s either how rich you are (perceived to be), or how many followers you have.

How much attention can you influence? A lot? Then you are credible.

Not saying this is good or bad. Just that it is. And it took me too long to appreciate how important it is.

What is empathy? It’s a word often used to describe… something. In Australia, our federal Government has practically diluted the word of any meaning as a result of their ’empathy training’ deflection of responsibility. Lately, there’s talk of replacing the term with the phrase ‘perspective taking’. I like this. I think it’s helpful. Yes, it has its...

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