Celebrating Women in Tech with the awesome #WITBragDay meme
My favourite meme at the moment is the awesome #WITBragDay meme on Twitter that celebrates women in tech. It seems to have been started by Alice Goldfuss with h...
Category: Mindsets
The James Damore memo can’t negate talented women or their work
What I find disturbing about the James Damore memo about men’s and women’s comparative capabilities (aside from the memo itself) is that its publication seems t...
What’s so great about being a guy?
So what’s so great about being a guy? When you look around at many of our so-called male role models, it’s hard not to weep quietly into your tea. The problem w...
Put your phone away, #ItCanWait
Humans simply can’t multi-task. When we shift our attention to our phones, we take it away from what we should be doing. That includes walking, riding, and driv...
Why you’re not a morning person (unless you are)
If you’re ever accused of being lazy or slacking off because you’re not a morning person or because you just want to have a quick nap and recharge, there is a b...
The difference between failure and success when job hunting
Failure seems to define job hunting and it's not hard to see why. Most of your applications will fail. At the same time, recognising the successes along the way...
Getting to know yourself Inside Out
I just watched Inside Out with our daughter. It's a wonderful family movie that speaks to our emotions and how they change as we grow up and face new challenges...
How much you are like your parents
Something about that realisation that you are like your parents and it feels pretty good.