“We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” I saw this … More
Author: JRB
Newspaper – FT Magazine – What we can learn from people with beautiful minds
In this piece from October 2019, Simon Kuper makes a similar argument to one he raised in a later article … More
Magazine – The New Yorker – Why Walking Helps Us Think?
In this piece from a few years ago, Ferris Jabr asks, what is it about walking that makes it so … More
Newspaper – Financial Times – Waking up to the realities of racism in the UK
New data reveals the extent to which prejudice and discrimination is embedded in society. I think this is an eye … More
Website – Emil Zátopek
On this day 68 years ago, Emil Zátopek, the legendary Czechoslovak long-distance runner, made history. I had heard of Zátopek … More
Website – Vitsoe – Ten principles for good design
Following previous posts on Dieter Rams and Vitsoe, I thought it would be good to remember his maxims for good … More
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“You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him.” … More
Newspaper – FT Magazine – Rules of engagement
I think this is a very well written piece by the FT’s food writer and restaurant critic Tim Hayward. He … More
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The 1963 collection ‘Strength to Love‘ by Martin Luther King Jr. included a sermon titled ‘Three Dimensions of a Complete … More
Newspaper – Financial Times – People still look out for each other, even in a crisis
The FT’s Tim Harford wrote about a bicycle accident he suffered recently and I was particularly taken by how he … More
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