Inwards, onwards & upwards

A journal of invitations, ideas & inspiration to keep you moving from where you are to where you want to be

Bring back the video shop.
Better decision-making, Newsletter George Perrin Better decision-making, Newsletter George Perrin

Bring back the video shop.

It’s 1991, I’m 10 and it’s Friday night. That means only one thing: Blockbuster Video.

My mum takes me and my best mate Paul to choose a film. We have around 100 to pick from but we’re only interested in the new releases. In the era of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Bruce Willis dying hard and Val Kilmer’s Batman, this is a 10-year-old boy’s weekly highlight.

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Reinvent your ‘to do’ list.
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Reinvent your ‘to do’ list.

Take a look at today’s ‘To Do’ list.

There’s a chance it’s mainly made up of three things:

  1. Stuff other people could and probably should be doing.

  2. Stuff you intended to do last week/month and has been on the list ever since.

  3. Stuff that’s quick and easy to do that you’ll probably do by the end of today giving you the illusion of productivity but that doesn’t actually get you any closer to your most important goals.

Am I right?

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Standing still can be the most active choice.
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Standing still can be the most active choice.

Standing still can be the most active choice.

Top corner finishes are thrilling. Slide-rule through-balls are awe-inspiring. Tricksy skills are great fun. Crunching tackles are invigorating. Finger-tip saves are gasp-inducing.

But one of the most impressive techniques involves doing nothing at all.

‘The dummy’ is the ancient footballing art of standing still.

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