Nicholas Bate

March Redux 10

1. The Three Smokings
2. Basics 7: The Sharp Pencil
3. Brilliant at the Basics of Business 100
4. Basics 7: More Meditative Moments in your Day.
5. Jagged Thoughts for Jagged Times
6. The Simplest of Productivity Boosters
7. In The Future
8. Basics 7: questions.
9. Why We Love The Beatles
10. Basics 7: Things to Restore

Bonus 1: Jan/Feb 2019 Redux

Bonus 2: Latest book: You, Only Better

Bonus 3: The Essential Posts of 2018

Bonus 4: The Essential Posts of 2017

Bonus 5: The Essential Posts of 2016

Bonus 6: The Essential Posts of 2015

Bonus 7: The Smart Bloggers 

Immersion 101

What are the Secrets of Success? What are The Real Essentials? Sometimes you realise that if you just woke up, were intelligent, noticed the moments and were bold, had real grit, stopped thinking about escape hatches, and were resilient, perhaps things would become refreshingly different.After all, the totally tangible truths are simply priceless and remind you that whetever it takes in a Brave New World, there is no conspiracy maybe just simply one doppio espresso too many. After all, you say you want a revolution.  So be a superhero, take some time to pause and consider and realise that life is good: you just need The Simplest of Pleasures. And become truly wealthy by using the life tips. What if you were fearless and knew that you could solve any problem that you had? Reinvent. Be outrageous. Be professional. After all, AreYouSerious as genius often starts with quick wins, certainly avoiding nonsense, taking time to reflect, seeking answers and knowing what is to be done. Set your compass, do it and boost your productivity and hence wellness and hence creativity. Think Beatles, think blue Jeans, less PowerPoint. Write and be different. Grab your freedom and travel. Less marketing, more relaxing. Make that Parallel Universe happen: be more intelligent and let the good news happen. Remember: It Isn't Rocket Science.

Brilliant at the Basics of Business (v2) 100, 86

You are excited by your start-up. You are an entrepreneur through and through. Work is not really work....

But still make sure you take a day off. Perhaps today?

Fast-Track with The Book

The Simplest of Productivity Boosters 1-50: 41

PDR

Plan-Do-Review.

Plan it. Do it. Review it.

In The Future 6

In The Future we will realise that we got the core school curriculum wrong. It should never have been the three Rs, but the three Cs: cooking, contemplation and classics (literature, music and landscapes).

In The Future 1

In The Future 2

In The Future 3

In The Future 4

In The Future 5

Basics 7: Questions

1. open: to encourage conversation, how are you? 
2. closed: for a yes or no or finite piece of information, what is the budget exactly?
3. probing: asking questions until hesitation to understand depth of knowledge, who is making the final decision and who is his boss and what motivates him?
4. lateral: asking what might we do differently, and the impact if we were solely on-line?
5. proactive: considering what do we need to anticipate? and if she is elected?
6. critical: what do we need to do better? on a scale of 1-10, what would the person in the street say about our telephone support?
7. reflective: and what do you think?

In The Future 5

In the future, we will realise that the Whole Brexit Debacle was simple a long-needed deep spiritual cleansing.

The cluster of islands set in some cold seas but with a great sense of humour, staggering landscapes and cool bands will sort itself out.

In The Future 1

In The Future 2

In The Future 3

In The Future 4

How well does the Apple Watch detect Atrial Fibrillation?

right here.

Brilliant at the Basics of Business (v2) 100, 85

People are motivated only by money when they can't get any appreciation.

Fast-Track with The Book

People are motivated only by money when they can't get any appreciation.

Fast-Track with The Book

The Simplest of Productivity Boosters 1-50: 40

Check that your priorities are not ease, fear nor digital. Check that they are by pay-off, by RoI, by making future life easier.

Bonus: How to be Brilliant.