Sunday was the second race in the Run Auckland series. This time it was at Te Atatu. The first lap, of 5K, I pretty much match my time for the first run in the series. However, I slowed down alot in the second lap. I wonder how much that was because (a) I had been …
One of the students in BUSINESS 101 noticed that in a reference such as (Oram, 2007; 2011) I was using colons, instead of commas. They said it should be (Oram, 2007, 2011). I was away from the office (without a copy of the Publication manual of the APA to hand), and I said it might …
For me there are two times when I’m somewhat anxious with a new group of students. The first time is the very first lecture with them. The other, is when I do something like releasing my Twitter name. In both cases I’m never quite sure what is going to come down the information super highway. …
There is an interesting article over at McKinsey on information overload. But it also talked about the consequences of multitasking. There is a lot of popular writing about the current generation doing a lot of multitasking. But I wonder where is the evidence that they are any better at it than any other generation. My …
If I’m to believe my scales, I am now 30Kg lighter than at “peak Peter”. So it’s time for a before and after shot. However, I was surprised when going back through my extensive photo archive, how I’ve managed to avoid being photographed over the years … I wonder why. Anyway, here is a before from …