| Sunday, 28 January 2024 |
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Good morning [%first_name |Dear Reader%],
Good morning once again. We’re already at the end of January. Where did the entire month go by?
Ha, ha. I’m just kidding. In all our own unique ways, I’m sure it’s been eventful and productive. Perhaps sometimes even in the most trivial of ways, whose aftereffects may only become clear to us in some months, or years.
For instance, I got back to reading graphic novels after a gap of many years. And boy, what a series I picked to return to. I’ve talked about it later in the books section.
I speed-ran through all four seasons of the brilliant British spy series “Slow Horses”. Kicked myself for not having seen it till now.
I also managed to catch the seasonal cold that’s been going around.
But I’m thrilled to be back in your inbox, reminiscing about one of my two favourite Hollywood movie scenes that are extremely apt for business, management, and careers.
It’s from the original Men in Black movie, back when Will Smith was still cool and likeable. It’s the scene when he goes to take “a series of simple tests” along with a bunch of overqualified candidates.
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I love the scene (here’s a Youtube link) because it encapsulates so well so much that is wrong with our education and professional systems. Specifically, the “TDTPT” aspect. I’ll tell you about TDTPT in a later section, but here’s what we have in store for you today.
1. Wear your blinkers
2. #FPPodcast 🎙️
3. #SilentSunday photos 📸
4. #FPBooks 📚
1. Wear your blinkers
What’s the first visual that comes to your mind when someone talks about blinkers? Is it this?
“Blinkers”, also called “blinders”, are used to keep the horse focused strictly on the track during races. But our association with them is almost always negative.
When we say someone has blinkered vision, we mean to imply they are short sighted, ignorant, biased, and unable to see the “full picture”.
Like the horse above.
But here’s another picture of humans wearing blinkers.
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