Do brands really need to become publishers to 'survive' today? I would say no. No consumer* wants to read another piece of ad content written by a brand, ad agency or PR company thing disguised as "useful editorial". No one benefits** from more words being written; from more content clutter on the "inter webs". Not … Continue reading On the cult of content
Thoughts
Who is your master?
If you work for a salary or even own a business that requires you to work a defined number of hours in a defined place every week, you are a slave. A slave is a dependant on a master. A slave is tied to a physical location - a time and place, not of his … Continue reading Who is your master?
Is this really the best we can do?
Do you ever look at our world leaders and think, "Is this really the best we can do? Are they really the very best examples of humanity we could find out of all seven billion of us on planet Earth?" We should be ashamed of ourselves, humans.
On Art vs. Work
This may not be a popular post, but try to follow my logic. I have a lot of friends in the creative industries: musicians, artists, dancers, writers and the like. Like many artists, they are apt to complain of not being paid enough (or at all) for their art. They bemoan the fact that they … Continue reading On Art vs. Work
Do you really even want a degree?
Is your education as valuable as you think it is?
About that permission…
To follow on from a post I wrote earlier this year: *YOU DON'T NEED PERMISSION* The legendary 'corporate cartoonist' Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void fame just added the above illustration to his own blog this week. I thought it was aptly fitting to be re-included right here on the Sport of Spectating. So stop using permission … Continue reading About that permission…
If everyone likes you, you’re doing something wrong
The only way to be liked by everyone is to never say anything controversial or do anything extraordinary. Any opinion worth holding will not be appreciated by everyone you come across. Every idea worth acting on will make life more complicated - and more difficult - for someone else for a little while before it … Continue reading If everyone likes you, you’re doing something wrong
The power of belief
I'm a huge fan of Terry Pratchett's Discworld series of books. In this fictional universe the gods get their power and divinity through the belief of their believers. The more believers the god has, the more powerful the god. But when their believers stop believing in them entirely, the gods disappear. This belief/power dynamic is … Continue reading The power of belief
Why it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission…
There is a scene in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame where the gargoyles tell Quasimodo, who wants to escape his prison and keeper for a day, that it is "Better to ask for forgiveness than permission". In business if you want to get things, things that matter, to you, to your company's bottom line, and to the world, … Continue reading Why it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission…
What if presidents got paid the median wage of their population?
Now that's a question, right? If the president or prime minister of your country received a set salary based on the average wage earned by the average person (that's right -I said the average PERSON - not the average employed adult - children and the retired also have to eat, right?) living in your country, … Continue reading What if presidents got paid the median wage of their population?