Geoff McDonald

What a Doctor taught me about Experience

Most people think experience gives us answers, but what happens when our experience fails to answer our questions? When it…

2 days ago

The Surprising Reason an Anthropologist Excels at AI

Michael Henderson describes himself as atrocious with technology. So why has an anthropologist become surprisingly good at using AI? Michael traces…

7 days ago

What My Parents taught me about Experience

During the last few years of Dad’s dementia, when Mum and I would visit him in the Aged Care centre,…

1 week ago

Why Experts Notice Things You Don’t with Michael Henderson

Most people think experience is about knowing more. But what if its greatest gift is something else entirely? In this excerpt…

2 weeks ago

What Dementia Taught Me About Experience

My Dad died a couple of years ago after living with dementia. He went from someone who was sharp, practical and…

2 weeks ago

What a Mindfulness Teacher taught me about Experience

We often expect our experience to predict what will happen. But, what if it doesn’t? I started practicing mindfulness to…

3 weeks ago

What Rambo Taught Me About Experience

We often think experience accumulates into value automatically. But Rambo shows it doesn't work that way. I recently rewatched Rambo:…

3 weeks ago

What Trainspotting Taught Me About Experience

When two people are standing side-by-side watching the same event, is our experience the same? My brother loves trainspotting. And…

3 weeks ago

What an Anthropologist Taught Me About Experience

Most people think experience is all about having seen something before. But what if it’s not? In the first conversation…

3 weeks ago

What the Socceroos Penalty Shootout taught me about Experience

Sometimes we see problems through the lens of age or skill, when the real issue is experience. Previously, I wrote…

3 weeks ago