There is an Afrikaans expression “you learn through your feet,” analogously hands-on experience is best. We learn through mistakes and failures and, economically, it’s always better to learn from those of other people rather than paying for your own. However, real learning is ingrained through the direct and bitter experience of failure and the pain that it can bring. Continue reading
The Law of Conservation states that energy is neither created nor destroyed. When energy is used it doesn’t disappear it’s converted into another form. We all (should) know that potential energy can be converted into kinetic energy and for petrol-heads burning gasoline in a combustion engine converts chemical energy into mechanical energy. Continue reading
There are very few people around who don’t make mistakes, and, in hindsight, most mistakes are seen as being stupid ones. But why ‘stupid’?
“Stupid is as stupid does” goes the idiom popularized in the movie Forrest Gump. Stupidity is shown by a person’s actions rather than their appearance or mannerisms. If an action that obviously didn’t work previously is repeated despite the knowledge of the possibility of a faux pas, then a mistake, and a stupid one at that, is likely. Continue reading
“Hot Potato,” or “Pass the Potato,” is, ostensibly, a party game for children. Players sit in a circle and pass the ‘potato’ to each other while music plays, and when it stops the potato holder is out. The last player left is the winner and those who have been caught with the spud have lost. Continue reading
In today’s so called “Modern Era” with more people on the planet than ever before we seem to have less and less time. Despite living in the “Information Age” where data and instant knowledge are readily available at the touch of a button, swipe on a touch screen, or even a voice command time fritters away. There’s the ubiquitous smart ‘phone, the Internet and related search engines, remote meeting media, self-help and self-improvement podcasts and now, AI with free ChatGPT which are all meant to help. Continue reading