For the month of April, I focused on posting more content. One a day I said. Alas not everything went to plan. Like Mike Tyson said – “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. This is me, punched in the face, writing this article for the second time after I lost an hour’s work. Here’s what you can learn from this experiment.
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Think Tuesdays
Use This Time To Finally Write Your Book With Scribe School
These guys are giving away their USD$5000 course for free. With the likes of David Goggins (Can’t Hurt Me) and Joey Coleman’s Never Lose A Customer Again, need I say more?
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5 Things To Help You Through This And Tips On Homeschooling
Having marked 5 weeks in self isolation, I managed to complete another 30 day learning experiment completely unknown to myself.
One of the things that I have been grateful for, is that I started a habit of journalling and this brought up some interesting insights.
And it was during my down moments that I gleamed the most valuable insights. And with kids starting home schooling, I thought this might help some parents out.
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What Would You Like To Be On The Other Side
As part of the Think Tuesday Pandemic series, let’s tackle the first question you are going to be faced with – ample of time and so much to do. That you actually suffer paralysis. Here are some guidelines to help create a plan.
Mister Rogers Neighbourhood Review
What a way to kick off this decade with an amazing movie that I have been waiting to see ever since it was announced. I tried to temper my expectations. I failed. And boy was I glad I did.
How Crushing It! Can Work For You
It’s been a long time since I have done a book review. However, this one is well worth the wait. And let me show you how I have implemented the lessons.
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What Are You Paying Attention To?
As someone that is easily excited about the latest in technology, I always look at the good that can be had by the latest trends. Ironically, there is always a downside to it. Technology, at it’s core is designed to make human lives better. But at what cost? If anything, the recent news about the data leak through Facebook and Cambridge Analytica proved that technology can be used to work on our deepest psychological traits. No matter how far we advance, some things stay the same. The key one being: Attention.
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300th Post: Thank You and the 5 things I learned
I struggled to write this post. The weight of the 300th post and what it meant to me personally. And then, it hit me. I need to speak freely. Here goes.
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Are We Having Fun? Playing Games Critically
We’re developers, researchers, lecturers, and critics… but what inspired us to join the games industry in the first place? Did we play games for fun, once upon a time? Analysing games when they’re supposed to be ‘just for fun’ is sometimes frowned upon online, but it’s also how we can encourage positive change in the games industry. We talk about what it really means to think critically about games, the benefits it has, how we still manage to enjoy the games we play, and how you can too.
Panelists
Alayna Cole [Founding director, Queerly Represent Me], Rami Ismail [Business & development guy, Vlambeer], Dakoda Barker [Lecturer, critic, and developer, University of the Sunshine Coast], David Hollingworth [Digital editor, Next Media], Jess Zammit [Senior writer, Select Start Media]
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Th1nk Tuesdays: Persuasion Technology
It’s been a while since my last Th1nk post, but this one is way too good not to share. What is really interesting is that this video is from 2005. Keep that in mind when you watch this.
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The Domestic Traveller 