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Nov 19, 2022Nov 19, 2022Michael Carty

Alas, poor Twitter?

Twitter: Is the outlook terminal? If the time of the tweet is drawing to a close, will you mourn Twitter?

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Oct 15, 2022Oct 10, 2022Michael Carty

Imagination can be trained

What is the best way to get your creativity firing on all cylinders?

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Feb 5, 2022Feb 5, 2022Michael Carty

The Palin principle

Michael Palin’s diaries from 50 years ago this month paint an oddly familiar picture of gloomy times with an underlying absurdity and silliness.

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Feb 20, 2021Jul 26, 2021Michael Carty

Days and confused

Life will never remain just one thing. You don’t have have to remain just one thing. This is one of life’s greatest gifts to each of us.

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Jan 16, 2021Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

Infinite good fortune?

We are endlessly lucky to be here and alive and on this planet. With this infinite good fortune comes great responsibility.

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Nov 7, 2020Jan 28, 2021Michael Carty

Creativity: Take a jump into the unknown

Creativity is in all of us, in one form or another. But how do you get that creativity out? This post spotlights some wise words on creativity from Neil Morrison and John Cleese.

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Jun 27, 2020Jun 27, 2020Michael Carty

My top 5 podcasts of 2020 (Part one)

What are the best podcasts of 2020? My pick of the podcasts that have meant the most to me in the first six months of 2020, featuring: Steve Silberman; David Crosby; Richard Herring; Michael Palin; Shereen Daniels; Rosey Jarvis; Scott Adams; Naval Ravikant; Moodie Black; Myke C-Town; and Chief.

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Jan 25, 2020Mar 28, 2020Michael Carty

Michael Palin’s beautiful friendship with Terry Jones

Sir Michael Palin’s words about the dearly departed Terry Jones are the simplest and most beautiful tribute to true friendship.

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Jul 22, 2017Michael Carty

Monty Python’s Da Vinci Code (avec rabbits)?

Gentle reader, a word of warning: This post concerns rabbits. It covers John Cleese’s views on rabbits (a conspiracy that goes deep?) and the magic of Twitter, concluding with some uplifting news for rabbitkind. Money, it has long been alleged, is the root of all evil. But could it be that the root of all […]

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Jul 1, 2017Sep 27, 2020Michael Carty

Twin Peaks, atom bombs, beautiful, beautiful stuff

Ideas are the most powerful thing we have. Our ability to act on our ideas is the greatest gift we have. Some thoughts on the imagination’s depthless potential, inspired by David Lynch and – in particular – by Twin Peaks.

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