Geoff McDonald

The Danger of Thinking “I’ve seen this before” – Michael Henderson

What happens when a familiar pattern makes us too certain about what we're seeing? In this short extract from On…

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What AFL Football taught me about Experience

When I was studying in the US, after my friends went to bed on Friday nights, I would head to…

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What Alone Australia taught me about Experience

Ten people arrive in Arctic Finland. Before the first episode even begins, I started trying to predict who will win. I…

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When Your Way of Working Stops Working with Dr Patterson Stark

What happens when the way you’ve learned to succeed is no longer a way you’re willing to live? After a…

1 week ago

What Travel Taught Me About Experience

Several decades ago I was on a bus trip winding through the Black Hills of South Dakota on the way…

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Why Adults Become Sixth Graders with Linda Gidlund

Put a group of successful, educated adults into a training room and something strange can happen: They start behaving like…

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What Mick Jagger Taught Me About Experience

I was listening to David Marchese interview Mick Jagger for The New York Times Interview when one word stopped me:…

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Why His Professor Told Him to Skip Class with Michael Henderson

Michael Henderson's anthropology professor gave his students some unusual advice: "If you find an interesting cultural experience, go and do…

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Why Information Doesn’t Change People with Dr Patterson Stark

Why is it that we often know exactly what to do... but still don't do it? Dr Patterson Stark spent years…

4 weeks ago

What an Assassin taught me about Experience

In The Bourne Identity, Jason Bourne has no idea who he is. He has amnesia, which means he doesn’t remember his…

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