by Giles Broadbent | Feb 17, 2022 | Blog
The West Wing broadcast its last episode in 2006 offering clues to the characters’ futures. But some of those storylines felt wrong. Here’s why. Like the Olympic marathon, once every four years or so, I watch the entire seven-season run of The West Wing,...
by Giles Broadbent | Feb 14, 2022 | Productivity
There’s something remarkable happening out there, beginning with the letter T. And it launches our list of the top social media trends of the year. 1 TikTok. That’s it. That’s the social media trend TikTok is taking over. The place is a Wild West. It’s madness....
by Giles Broadbent | Jan 18, 2022 | Productivity
The old notion of “fake it till you make it” has received a bad rap of late – but here’s the twist: there’s scientific evidence to support the idea. We could go so far as to adjust the phrase so it reads “Fake it AND you make it”. But, briefly, back to that bad rap...
by Giles Broadbent | May 18, 2021 | Productivity
Starting a major project like a novel can be overwhelming at first. Learn from the remarkable Tommy Caldwell about how to conquer the impossible. I can’t do this. That’s often the first reaction after the initial rush of an idea subsides. You think, I can’t do this –...
by Giles Broadbent | Apr 23, 2021 | Techniques
What is a story? The age-old question with many answers. Best ask someone who has experience of creating stories that resonate and make us care Andrew Stanton knows about story. He managed to make us fall in love with a tiny robot with expressive eyes but no language...
