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A dilemma for the big orgs out there is how to get people back into their offices without forcing them. There’s a bit of an awkward gap between what employers are hoping for and want staff want.

Googling things is such a habit, isn’t it? I prefer to think of it as outsourcing rather than laziness: some things are better left outside your head, so they don’t clog it up.

In 2014 social psychologist Timothy Wilson asked participants to sit in a lab room and do nothing but think for 15 minutes. The room was empty except for a device that emitted a mild but painful electric shock. What happened next might surprise you...

You knew it was coming. A reference to Squid Game. The most popular show in Netflix’s history, now at 111 million viewers, and being watched in 90 countries. But there’s a reason. If you haven’t seen it, this blog might annoy you.

For those of us who find that the real world simply isn’t enough, don’t worry because the metaverse is here. The metaverse is the Next Big Thing online. A virtual world that allows you to work and socialise with people who aren’t in the same physical space as you.

Tony Blair opened his first cabinet meeting with the words "Just call me Tony" and with that, chucked away centuries of British custom under which ministers always addressed one another by their titles.

According to research, people secretly crave deeper conversations with strangers. However, they’re more likely to stick to small talk.

How did you spend your Whatsapp-free night on Monday? It was like a gift. I learnt Mandarin and found a cure for cancer. I’m exaggerating of course, but without the pings and pongs, my evening was transformed.

Do you never feel as if you have enough time for yourself? Be careful what you wish for because there may be a limit to how much free time is good for us.

Have you been on a submarine lately? I have. I’ve been aboard Trident’s HMS Vigil via tense BBC drama Vigil. It’s as immersive as it gets. Submersive if you will.

Recruitment has changed since my day. There was a time when these sorts of questions were the norm.

When did you last hear a mobile phone ring? The sound of mobiles ringing could become obsolete as young people increasingly turn their phones to silent.

That great hunky chunk of actor Daniel Craig is facing the ultimate first-world dilemma: what to do with his fortune, and particularly, whether to hand it down to his kids or not.

We’re all digital now, as John Prescott might say. But could this become a negative?

A tiny village in Spain is threatened by the rise of social media. They chose to combat it in an interesting way...