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Day: August 26, 2012

Swedish fish

Day 238 | Speaking Swedish

August 26, 2012

On Thursday I’m running a breakfast seminar in Malmö and it’s in Swedish. This makes me a little scared. Scared of not coming across professional and of being that person who can’t find the words and reverts to speaking Swenglish. Because the thing is, I don’t know UX related Swedish.

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Light display of Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue

Day 237 | Seeing the bigger picture

August 26, 2012

Yesterday I watched the Closing Ceremony on iPlayer. Though I was there in person I wanted to see what it had looked like on TV. As I sat in the sofa and watched the zoomed out view of the stadium, it reminded me of the importance of balancing the bigger

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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.