Scrum Changed How I Run Projects. Here Are the 15 Lessons That Actually Stuck
15 lessons from Scrum by Jeff Sutherland, applied to marketing and brand planning: sprints, standups, velocity, defining done and cutting waste.
Career Notes
Practical lessons on career growth, productivity and working well, drawn from more than a decade in marketing.
I Smoked for 11 Years. Here’s the Only Thing That Actually Worked.
After 11 years of smoking and a dozen failed attempts, treating it as a habit loop, not a willpower test, is what finally helped me quit.
Getting Things Done by David Allen: What Actually Works, What Doesn’t
Getting Things Done by David Allen, reviewed: which GTD habits are worth keeping, such as capture and next actions, and which parts you can skip.
Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff: The Book That Reframed How I Think About Influence
Pitch Anything by Oren Klaff, summarised: the croc brain, frame control, the four frames and push-pull, plus my honest take on where it falls short.
The Cashflow Quadrant Explained: Why Most People Are Stuck in the Wrong Box
Robert Kiyosaki’s Cashflow Quadrant explained: Employee, Self-Employed, Business Owner and Investor, why most people stay on the left, and my take.
Thinking Fast and Slow Changed How I Trade and Market. Here Are the 11 Lessons That Stuck.
11 lessons from Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, applied to marketing and trading: System 1 and 2, anchoring, loss aversion and more.
Ikigai Book Review: Beautiful Concept, Overhyped Book.
An honest Ikigai book review: what the Japanese concept really means, where the four-circle diagram falls short, and what is worth taking away.
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: What Mark Manson Gets Right — and What He Oversimplifies
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck, summarised and reviewed: choosing your problems, responsibility vs fault, and where Mark Manson oversimplifies.
3 Career Decisions That Compounded for Me Over 12 Years in Marketing
Three habits that compounded over my marketing career: add your own value to every task, act before you are asked, and bring solutions with the problem.