What a Doctor taught me about Experience

3 months ago

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

The Surprising Reason an Anthropologist Excels at AI

3 months ago

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

What My Parents taught me about Experience

3 months ago

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

Why Experts Notice Things You Don’t with Michael Henderson

3 months ago

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

What Dementia Taught Me About Experience

3 months ago

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

What a Mindfulness Teacher taught me about Experience

3 months ago

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

What Rambo Taught Me About Experience

3 months ago

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

What Trainspotting Taught Me About Experience

3 months ago

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

What an Anthropologist Taught Me About Experience

3 months ago

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

What the Socceroos Penalty Shootout taught me about Experience

3 months ago

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