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Month: October 2011

First impressions last

It’s been a dream of ours to go to New York for a long time. There’s something magical about that place for both of us. Something that’s pulling us in. Neither of us have been before but on Tuesday we’re finally off to experience the city we’ve been wanting to

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Perception & effects of colours

The first episode of this season’s Horizon, a BBC science documentary, was titled ‘Do you see what I see’. It was about the science of colour, how we perceive and are affected by them.

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“Stay hungry. Stay foolish”

As I start to write this post I’m sat on the tube. My MacBook Air is safe in its sleeve in my bag. My iPhone is what I’m writing this on. My iPad is at home in the living room. Next to the bed lies my iPod nano and in

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Why you should write every day

You probably think you have nothing to write about but once you start it gets hard to stop. Honestly. Writing is an incredibly important skill at all levels. By writing every day you reflect on things in a different and clearer way and you become better at expressing yourself. If you haven’t tried writing every day, give it a try for 30 days to begin with. I did it every day of 2012. Seth Godin has done it for years and swears by it.