Posts by Alex
10 Ways to Be Your Most Miserable Self
So you woke up today wanting to be miserable… There’s nothing like a dash of misery in the morning to start off the day on the wrong foot. However, you may not be miserable enough. You know the feeling; there’s something nagging you inside, telling you: Pete, your life would be so much better if…
Read MoreFuture predictions from the early 1900s
“Experts” trying to predict what marvels the future will hold is nothing new as these cards from just over 100 years ago show. What is suprising, is how much of it they got “right”. Sure, today’s tech doesn’t work in the way that is depectied, but it does achieve the same thing. If anything, the…
Read MoreA 1952 jet-boat on Loch Ness breaks the speed record, at high cost
The British motorist John Cobb spent the 1930s and 1940s breaking land speed records. By 1947 he set the world record for land speed on the Bonneville Salt Flats, going an incredible 394.19 miles per hour. He then turned his attention to water. Cobb turned to engineer Reid Railton, who had already designed some of…
Read MoreBotox for men: Should I get ‘Brotox’?
Botox For Men: Brotox – the facts Here we’re going to discuss whether there’s a place for Botox® in the grooming regime of the modern man. We’re going to answer some common questions that guys ask us about getting Botox® and also discuss the issues surrounding injectable treatments for guys. Male Grooming – what’s acceptable?…
Read More5 Rules of Expert Negotiators
Here’s a potentially uncomfortable truth: nearly every interaction you have with someone is a negotiation of some kind. Stop and think about it for a second and you’ll realise it’s true, whether it’s going out on a date, buying a used car, collaborating on a project, or figuring out when to meet up for a pint with…
Read MoreHow to tell the room you’re a strong leader
Whether you’re a C-suite executive or not, there are going to be times when you want to have the aura of leadership about you. There are several pieces to this puzzle, from speaking with confidence, the choices you make, how you dress, and of course body language. We’re going to focus on body language in…
Read MoreNASA intentionally crashed a Boeing 720 and it still went badly
In December 1984, NASA and the FAA intentionally crashed a Boeing 720 passenger jet. The idea was to test out a new fuel additive that they thought could reduce the size of a fire in such a scenario, along with a handful of other potential safety measures. With their experiments all loaded up into the…
Read MoreWeather proverbs that are actually true
You’ve likely heard “Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky in morning sailor take warning”. There are tons of these weather proverbs, problem is, most of them don’t really hold true. Take the red sky one, a red sky at either end of the day could be an indicator of good or bad weather;…
Read MoreBe Interesting: The Art of Storytelling
We’ve talked about how to increase your personal magnetism and given you topics to endear others to you. But all of it will be for not if when it’s your time to speak you come off as dull. No matter how amazing your adventure was last summer, if your delivery is boring, so too will…
Read MoreOperation Dynamo: The Manmade Miracle
The fleet set sail on May 26th, 1940, crossing the English Channel towards the French town of Dunkirk. It was not lead by any one Admiral, guided instead by the smoke and flames above Dunkirk itself. Its mission? To rescue thousands of cornered French, Belgian, and British soldiers from a grim fate at the hand…
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