The Best Job in the World? (for Cricket Fans)

February 19, 2011 · by · in Miscellany, Social

In the midst of the frenetic activity of Social Media Week London #smwldn, I popped along to the BBC’s Sport & Social Media panel and caught up with Adam Mountford, producer of every cricket fan’s audio bible, Test Match Specia

The 10 Principles of Economics Explained

February 13, 2011 · by · in Half-baked

To try and understand the financial crisis from which the economy is slowly, probably, emerging, a rudimentary grasp of economics would be helpful.

For those of us without any formal training the self-proclaimed Stand Up Economist, Yoram Bauman PhD simplifies matter, with tongue firmly in cheek.

Measuring What Makes Life Worthwhile

February 5, 2011 · by · in Half-baked

Watching Chip Conley’s TEDtalk video, I was reminded of those stressful moments – and in the video, he talks about his company failing, which must rate as fairly tough time – and the difficulty in finding enough perspective to focus on the things that really matter.