Anthony Madigan
@theanthonymadigan.bsky.social
Work should be a place where people voluntarily bring the best available version of themselves every day. Doing something about that as founder of writethetalk.com. Also tackling a wild garden project and playing servant-master to a chocolate lab.
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If I told you that the Bank of England upgraded its growth forecasts yesterday, would you believe me?
It did....
i HAvE nOt gOne CRazY - honest
This is a hill I am prepared to die on - the BoE and others (all central banks, IMF, OECD etc etc) report their "forecasts" in a terrible way
🧵
It did....
i HAvE nOt gOne CRazY - honest
This is a hill I am prepared to die on - the BoE and others (all central banks, IMF, OECD etc etc) report their "forecasts" in a terrible way
🧵
February 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If I told you that the Bank of England upgraded its growth forecasts yesterday, would you believe me?
It did....
i HAvE nOt gOne CRazY - honest
This is a hill I am prepared to die on - the BoE and others (all central banks, IMF, OECD etc etc) report their "forecasts" in a terrible way
🧵
It did....
i HAvE nOt gOne CRazY - honest
This is a hill I am prepared to die on - the BoE and others (all central banks, IMF, OECD etc etc) report their "forecasts" in a terrible way
🧵
I’m interested in your thoughts on this piece (and so is Riley). www.linkedin.com/posts/anthon...
Anthony Madigan on LinkedIn: Leadership has always meant taking the long view. The core skill now is…
Leadership has always meant taking the long view. The core skill now is shaping and communicating the route to that horizon.
People need to feel part of…
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January 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I’m interested in your thoughts on this piece (and so is Riley). www.linkedin.com/posts/anthon...
I imagine Musk sees himself as a genius disruptor and his life experience tells him his approach works, in arenas critical to humanity like rockets and cars. So why not shake up social media too by buying one and making it anti-social? And the ultimate disruptor challenge? Society itself.
January 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I imagine Musk sees himself as a genius disruptor and his life experience tells him his approach works, in arenas critical to humanity like rockets and cars. So why not shake up social media too by buying one and making it anti-social? And the ultimate disruptor challenge? Society itself.
Hello 2025, where the sun will always be shining somewhere.
January 1, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Hello 2025, where the sun will always be shining somewhere.
He’s been helping hims-elf.
December 24, 2024 at 10:17 AM
He’s been helping hims-elf.
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I almost drank myself to death. My redemption arc had a lot to do with shame and self sabotage. In reclaiming my life, I found my fight… and appreciate having the opportunity to speak up.
www.ted.com/talks/jamie_...
www.ted.com/talks/jamie_...
Reclaim Yourself: The Most Valuable Investment You'll Make
Small but crucial investments in yourself can lead to unexpected and dramatic results and an entirely unexpected future.
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December 20, 2024 at 2:17 AM
I almost drank myself to death. My redemption arc had a lot to do with shame and self sabotage. In reclaiming my life, I found my fight… and appreciate having the opportunity to speak up.
www.ted.com/talks/jamie_...
www.ted.com/talks/jamie_...
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So beautifully expressed.
I'm currently trying to sort my books out since we moved house twice in two years. There are books I thought were lost and treasured family heirlooms. It's a slow and emotional process but I love looking back through them.
I'm currently trying to sort my books out since we moved house twice in two years. There are books I thought were lost and treasured family heirlooms. It's a slow and emotional process but I love looking back through them.
Ebooks and physical books are both doorways into worlds, but physical books are things in the world too. They accumulate a hinterland beyond the meaning of the words. They are tactile and aesthetic.
December 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM
So beautifully expressed.
I'm currently trying to sort my books out since we moved house twice in two years. There are books I thought were lost and treasured family heirlooms. It's a slow and emotional process but I love looking back through them.
I'm currently trying to sort my books out since we moved house twice in two years. There are books I thought were lost and treasured family heirlooms. It's a slow and emotional process but I love looking back through them.
Christmas is when the right coffee at 4pm on a work day is Irish.
December 9, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Christmas is when the right coffee at 4pm on a work day is Irish.
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My new paper on Narrative Railroading is in this wonderful SI!
In it I explore how our narrative agency is constrained through a process I call ‘narrative railroading’. My interest is in the way our self-narratives can be tightly railroaded via
our interaction with other people and artefacts 🛤️
In it I explore how our narrative agency is constrained through a process I call ‘narrative railroading’. My interest is in the way our self-narratives can be tightly railroaded via
our interaction with other people and artefacts 🛤️
And another 'Scaffolding Bad' paper is out! This is by @lucyosler.bsky.social and the paper is called "Narrative Railroading". link.springer.com/article/10.1...
December 9, 2024 at 8:24 AM
My new paper on Narrative Railroading is in this wonderful SI!
In it I explore how our narrative agency is constrained through a process I call ‘narrative railroading’. My interest is in the way our self-narratives can be tightly railroaded via
our interaction with other people and artefacts 🛤️
In it I explore how our narrative agency is constrained through a process I call ‘narrative railroading’. My interest is in the way our self-narratives can be tightly railroaded via
our interaction with other people and artefacts 🛤️
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After Assad's regime fell, thousands of Syrians are returning home. This is the road to Damascus. Also, on the border with Turkey, thousands are in line to enter Syria.
December 9, 2024 at 6:51 AM
After Assad's regime fell, thousands of Syrians are returning home. This is the road to Damascus. Also, on the border with Turkey, thousands are in line to enter Syria.
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"God, the weather is horrible. I wonder how the wind fleet is coping?"
Wind fleet: "YOUR SYSTEM BELONGS TO ME NOW."
Wind fleet: "YOUR SYSTEM BELONGS TO ME NOW."
December 7, 2024 at 8:54 AM
"God, the weather is horrible. I wonder how the wind fleet is coping?"
Wind fleet: "YOUR SYSTEM BELONGS TO ME NOW."
Wind fleet: "YOUR SYSTEM BELONGS TO ME NOW."
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I understand the human instinct. I’d want to do the same.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
December 2, 2024 at 9:19 AM
I understand the human instinct. I’d want to do the same.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
But that’s why no individual should be given the power to pardon members of their family.
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It’s 33 years to the day since Spurs played Arsenal live on The Match.
And Elton Welsby treated us to this magnificently understated moment…
And Elton Welsby treated us to this magnificently understated moment…
December 1, 2024 at 9:05 AM
It’s 33 years to the day since Spurs played Arsenal live on The Match.
And Elton Welsby treated us to this magnificently understated moment…
And Elton Welsby treated us to this magnificently understated moment…
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With Heidi Alexander replacing Louise Haigh as transport secretary, the cabinet is now 100% state school educated for the first time in history.
(Sir Keir Starmer's school was a selective state school when he joined, then became private two years into his time there.)
(Sir Keir Starmer's school was a selective state school when he joined, then became private two years into his time there.)
November 29, 2024 at 1:21 PM
With Heidi Alexander replacing Louise Haigh as transport secretary, the cabinet is now 100% state school educated for the first time in history.
(Sir Keir Starmer's school was a selective state school when he joined, then became private two years into his time there.)
(Sir Keir Starmer's school was a selective state school when he joined, then became private two years into his time there.)
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Etymology of the day: before a tapering piece of hanging ice was called an ‘icicle’ it was an ‘ickle’. In the Middle Ages people decided to add ‘ice’ for extra oomph and (tautologically) called it an ‘ice ickle’, until the two words eventually blended together.
November 28, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Etymology of the day: before a tapering piece of hanging ice was called an ‘icicle’ it was an ‘ickle’. In the Middle Ages people decided to add ‘ice’ for extra oomph and (tautologically) called it an ‘ice ickle’, until the two words eventually blended together.
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Right a lot of people are asking how to leave you know where safely.
I have done a little digging and come up with this guide on how to do so.
I am posting it here as a 🧵
Please note I am not endorsing any of the paid for or free tools suggested in this thread
Here goes: /1
I have done a little digging and come up with this guide on how to do so.
I am posting it here as a 🧵
Please note I am not endorsing any of the paid for or free tools suggested in this thread
Here goes: /1
November 27, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Right a lot of people are asking how to leave you know where safely.
I have done a little digging and come up with this guide on how to do so.
I am posting it here as a 🧵
Please note I am not endorsing any of the paid for or free tools suggested in this thread
Here goes: /1
I have done a little digging and come up with this guide on how to do so.
I am posting it here as a 🧵
Please note I am not endorsing any of the paid for or free tools suggested in this thread
Here goes: /1
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Woohoo - Communicate magazine is now on Bluesky!
bsky.app/profile/comm...
bsky.app/profile/comm...
bsky.app
November 27, 2024 at 1:44 PM
Woohoo - Communicate magazine is now on Bluesky!
bsky.app/profile/comm...
bsky.app/profile/comm...
Where am I today?
November 27, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Where am I today?
Spending the day here. Big audience, impressive range of panellists, excellent conversations. And that’s before the first coffee break. #CBI24
November 25, 2024 at 11:42 AM
Spending the day here. Big audience, impressive range of panellists, excellent conversations. And that’s before the first coffee break. #CBI24
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Just Big Ron casually doing karaoke for his Aston Villa players on a Saturday night.
God bless the 90s. 🍻🎤
God bless the 90s. 🍻🎤
November 23, 2024 at 6:15 PM
Just Big Ron casually doing karaoke for his Aston Villa players on a Saturday night.
God bless the 90s. 🍻🎤
God bless the 90s. 🍻🎤
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Lets see how @bsky.app works in a regional starter pack perspective. Those from and in #Birmingham please do share and add go.bsky.app/TT9CiMV
November 21, 2024 at 12:28 PM
Lets see how @bsky.app works in a regional starter pack perspective. Those from and in #Birmingham please do share and add go.bsky.app/TT9CiMV
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This week’s Spendology pod covers pressure we put on ourselves for social spending & my obsession with ‘standing my round’ Ahead of this festive season, tips on saying no, without being a grinch. Learn from me, signed ‘Just had a starter to save money & said yes to splitting the bill equally’
November 21, 2024 at 12:06 PM
This week’s Spendology pod covers pressure we put on ourselves for social spending & my obsession with ‘standing my round’ Ahead of this festive season, tips on saying no, without being a grinch. Learn from me, signed ‘Just had a starter to save money & said yes to splitting the bill equally’
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With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
November 20, 2024 at 4:16 PM
With a fully remote team of just 20 employees, Bluesky has surpassed 20 million users in its first year since opening to the public and is stealing thunder from rivals hundreds of times its size.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
At a time when conventional wisdom among bosses is that workers must be in-person to be productive.
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On the 50 anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombs it’s well
worth watching this powerful new eyewitness documentary. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
worth watching this powerful new eyewitness documentary. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
I Was There - The Birmingham Pub Bombs
A night out turns to horror. The true story of 21 people killed in the Birmingham pub bombings of 1974, Britain’s biggest unsolved mass murder.
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November 21, 2024 at 10:40 AM
On the 50 anniversary of the Birmingham pub bombs it’s well
worth watching this powerful new eyewitness documentary. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
worth watching this powerful new eyewitness documentary. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Repeated announcements on the train today about the lack of at-seat catering due to shortness of crew. Just how high are the tea bag shelves?
November 21, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Repeated announcements on the train today about the lack of at-seat catering due to shortness of crew. Just how high are the tea bag shelves?