Category: Paul’s Monday Tips

Old fence post with moss and barbed wire

Common sense is not so common

I remember my father telling me that ‘common sense is not so common’ when I was about 7 or 8 ...
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Asleep in the home office

Don’t sleep at the office

There are so many people working from home and flexing their hours around families and other home commitments. Experiences vary ...
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Cat comfortable on sofa

How big is inertia in your life?

I do a lot of speaking at events, at least, I used to 🙂 and when I say something like ...
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Wearing odd socks

I am wearing odd socks

I am wearing odd socks, and I don’t care. That’s different! I have noticed that my priorities and evaluation of ...
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Reading glasses and book

Learning culture – some thoughts

Someone asked me how to go about creating a learning culture and I sent them this response… I have always ...
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Hamburger and man exercising on scales

I realised something this week

I have become used to this new way of life resulting from lockdown.It no longer feels strange or weird although ...
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Sun breaking through clouds

What is your silver lining?

COVID-19 has given us a new perspective on so many things we have taken for granted – our freedoms, our ...
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Genie and lamp

The future is not what it used to be

The future has changed. As I write this, life feels very surreal, like watching a movie of some dystopian future, ...
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Baby elephant being nudged

What do you need a nudge for?

We all know there are things that we should be doing, but we are not doing. If only someone would ...
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Terrapin on hippo

Things are not what they seem

Have a look at the picture. What is it? No prizes for guessing, but it took me a little while ...
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