Archive for July, 2007
That Creepy Matter
I am reading the book “Made to Stick” by Stanford Professor Chip Heath who co-authored it with his brother Dan Heath. Chip is professor for organisational behaviour in their Graduate School of Business and had introduced the book to our recent class of philanthropy students. In the book, he investigates why certain ideas, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Try a little kindness
Today, driving out to work, my car dashboard suddenly showed up a red alert signal – EPC – whatever that meant. Took it to the car showroom/workshop in the pouring rain. The service advisor told me that I would have to leave the car there for them to diagnose the problem, but in [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New life
Visiting my brother’s home in Surrey after 8 long years, I noticed they had filled up their big round pond in the back garden. Where the pond had been, a field of grass had grown, and the clear outline of the former pond could be seen, delineating the old grass from the new.
And it made [...]
