Notes from West London · Technology

Technology Sucks (January 2016)

Technology sucks. I realize that I’m asking for trouble writing this phrase, in an environment that relies on technology. As I have written before on these pages none of these words would exist without electricity. Nothing here has been committed to paper. But throughout the last 7 years I have found dozens of occasions to… Continue reading Technology Sucks (January 2016)

Notes from West London · Smart Thinking

“Smart Thinking” and “Self Help” at the bookshop

A few months ago I noticed that my local bookshop has a whole section called “Smart Thinking”. This is where you’ll find Malcolm Gladwell’s books, and “Nudge”, “Freakonomics” and Daniel Levitin’s “The Organized Mind”. I don’t know when this section first appeared but assumed at first that it was intended for people who wouldn’t be… Continue reading “Smart Thinking” and “Self Help” at the bookshop