Archive for the ‘Miscellaneous’ Category
How to resolve conflict
February 28th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I monitor the numbers visiting my web site and the sections that they most frequent. Each day, up to 10,000 visit the site as a whole, with my personal blog NightHawk and my professional blog CommsWatch being by far the most popular sections of the site. But, in recent weeks, there’s been a new entry […]
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A new addition to my collection of motivational stories
January 21st, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I like to collect little stories that make you think. I’ve put them all on a page of my web site which is one of the most popular of the whole site. I’ve just added the 58th. It’s titled “The last ride” and you can read it here.
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Do you really want to be happy? (3)
January 19th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Earlier this week, I attended a packed-out seminar at the London School of Economics” entitled “Measuring Happiness?” which was addressed by four experts on this subject. The third speaker was Paul Dolan who is a professor of behavioural science at the LSE. He told the story of a friend who criticised so many specific aspects of her […]
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Do you really want to be happy? (2)
January 18th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
Earlier this week, I attended a packed-out seminar at the London School of Economics” entitled “Measuring Happiness?” which was addressed by four experts on this subject. The second speaker was Anthony Oswald who is professor of economics at Warwick University. In a fascinating 10 minutes with lots of slides, some of the points he made were: Simon […]
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Do you really want to be happy? (1)
January 17th, 2014 by Roger Darlington
I have always been interested in happiness. I think it is ‘a good thing’ – and I would like to see more of it, at both the individual and the societal level. A few years ago, I read a fascinating book on the subject, called simply “Happiness” [see my review here], and one of the […]
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Ever heard of the idea of ‘suspended coffee’?
January 2nd, 2014 by Roger Darlington
No? Neither had I – until today. It seems that, many years ago in Naples, Italy, a tradition was born… Espresso Sospeso. Translating as ‘suspended coffee’, the idea is simple. Someone goes into a cafe, bakery, or restaurant and pre-purchases a coffee or food. This is then a ‘suspended coffee’. Someone in need can then go […]
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Twixtmas: Day Five
December 31st, 2013 by Roger Darlington
You know all about Christmas and New Year. But what do you call the period in-between? Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Day Five is do something for your future. You’ll find five suggestions here.
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Twixtmas: Day Four
December 30th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
You know all about Christmas and New Year. But what do you call the period in-between? Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Day Four is doing something for the planet. You’ll find five suggestions here.
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Twixtmas: Day Three
December 29th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
You know all about Christmas and New Year. But what do you call the period in-between? Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Day Three is help a friend. You’ll find five suggestions here.
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Twixtmas: Day Two
December 28th, 2013 by Roger Darlington
You know all about Christmas and New Year. But what do you call the period in-between? Welcome to the five days of Twixtmas where you are being encouraged to make the most of this valuable time. Day Two is do something for someone else, ideally a stranger – help a neighbour or good cause. You’ll […]
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