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8 Experience as Prediction

We often expect our experience to predict what will happen. But, what if it doesn’t? I started practicing mindfulness to become calm and manage my

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7 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: First Blood. Like many action

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6 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 to be honest, I never

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5 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 in my On Experience series, I

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4 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 about Tony Popovic’s dilemma: Do

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3 What the Socceroos taught me about Experience - Rookie or Veteran?

When should you back experience? And when should you back potential? As leaders, It’s one of the most difficult decisions we have to make. The

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2 What a Designer taught me about Experience

What if experience is not about what you know? Recently, I sat down with Industrial Designer Philippe Guichard for a conversation on On Experience. Given I’m a

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What a Shark Attack taught me about Experience - this is new!

How do you work out what to do when you have no experience match for the situation you’re facing? A woman was attacked by a

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Bring a Plate? With Linda Gidlund

You may know what “bring a plate” means. But do you know why? It sounds like a simple question. But in this On Experience conversation

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What Good Helpers Notice with Linda Gidlund

Most of us think helping is about having the right answers. We admire people who always seem to know what to say, what advice to

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