“You are the same today that you’ll be five years from now except for two things: the people you meet and the books you read.” ― Mac McMillan (attrib)
Author Archives: Alun Rees
The Weekend Read – 9 Things Successful People Do Differently by Heidi Grant Halvorsen
Whether it’s the time of year or the time of life but I am becoming increasingly tired of B***S**T, whether it comes from politicians, media people, sportsmen or the proliferation of dental “experts” feeding on the fear initiated by those from the acronym farms CQC, GDC, etc. More and more I am reflecting on theContinue reading “The Weekend Read – 9 Things Successful People Do Differently by Heidi Grant Halvorsen”
The Monday Morning Quote #224
“Political language — and with variations this is true of all political parties, from Conservatives to Anarchists — is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.” George Orwell from Politics and the English Language (1946)
The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #15
From Dentistry online Research reducing tooth decay wins prize New idea could bring toothache relief to millions of people An exciting development to reduce tooth decay could bring toothache relief to millions of people throughout the world, according to new research into degradable particles for tooth repair. Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London, haveContinue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #15”
The Monday Morning Quote #223
“Nothing great is easy.” On the monument to Captain Matthew Webb in Dawley High Street
The Weekend Read – Duct Tape Marketing by John Jantsch
Of all the subjects in business it seems that marketing attracts the most B***S***. With reference to the old cliche “BS baffles Brains”, there is nothing that experts in a field prefer to help increase their status than the mystification and subsequent confusion of a their topic. This book is a great antidote to theContinue reading “The Weekend Read – Duct Tape Marketing by John Jantsch”
The Monday Morning Quote #222
You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?” Originally by George Bernard Shaw but used by John Fitzgerald Kennedy in his address to the Oireachtas Éireann 50 years ago this week. Frequently used as “Some men see things as they are and say, why;Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #222”
The Weekend Read – Wilful Blindness by Margaret Hefferman
Wilful Blindness: Why We Ignore the Obvious at Our Peril In her latest book, Heffernan argues that the biggest threats and dangers we face are the ones we don’t see – not because they’re secret or invisible, but because we’re wilfully blind. She examines the phenomenon and traces its imprint in our private and workingContinue reading “The Weekend Read – Wilful Blindness by Margaret Hefferman”
The Monday Morning Quote #221
“The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.” Hans Hofmann Thanks to MBS
The Weekend Read – Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield & Shawn Coyne
Steven Pressfield’s first non-fiction book was “The War of Art” and is essential reading for anyone with a tendency to procrastinate who needs help them get out of their own way. His most recent “Turning Pro” takes the battle against “Resistance”, as he calls it, to a higher plane. Easy to read, with brief chapters,Continue reading “The Weekend Read – Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield & Shawn Coyne”
The Incisal Edge 