Random Reflections

Often Wrong, Never in Doubt

August 7, 2008

Three years ago, advertising zillionaire Donny Deutsch wrote a book called “Often Wrong Never In Doubt”. And even though he perhaps didn’t mean it in the way I’m going to describe it here, I think it may describe one of the more profound truths of advertising today. Not least in Sweden. If you think about [...]

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Random Thoughts on Now, Next, and Status – Inspired by Prime

July 7, 2008

The other day a book turned up at the office. It was from Prime PR and contained their outlooks on the future. Such a book will not pass by me unnoticed. I’ve only flipped through it, but it seems worthy of a good read for when I head out to sea with Aniara. One thing [...]

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Facebook Will Shrink Our Heads

June 29, 2008

If you are like me and are interested in how people work, keep reading. In one of the books I’ve read this week (by Jonathan Haidt) there is a discussion about the law of reciprocity. This law (as I presume you all know) states that we humans find it very difficult not to return a [...]

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Do Not Disturb The Napping Strategist!

June 29, 2008

When cleaning up my appartment I found an issue of Wired that I bought at some point but never read. Anyway, in it I found conclusive evidence for the benefits of my powernap habit: Since stress moves focus to our amygdala (lizzard brain) and shuts down other parts of the brain where analysis, creativity and [...]

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Innovation, Discrimiation, and What Einstein Has to Say About It

April 29, 2008

“What does a fish know about the water in which it swims all its life”? Smart guy – that Einstein character. I’m telling you – Einstein would have made a great planner. It also says something about the value of interdisciplinary endeavors. It reminds me of the Ronald Jones seminar we had at an agency [...]

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