The Quiet Man

Your client says, “Emotional stability is the thing I respect the most.” When your world is ‘Topsy-Turvey’, you think, “That would be nice!” This episode sees the rise and fall of the British Empire, the power of the bell, and the original ‘Factor X’.

The twenty-fifth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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‘Falling out of a tree’ provides a valuable insight into ascribing meaning to events. Good or Bad? Right or wrong? Lucky or unlucky? There is also a powerful lesson on conscious, wilful action being the engine of civilisation. ‘Mind your Gap’, Dunbar’s number, and feedback ‘Filling the sails’ anchor this episode.

The twenty-fourth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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Criticism and communication are the themes, but words of wisdom from a nine-year-old take centre stage—don’t be a slave to the salary. The ‘Birdwhistell’ formula, top international salesman, three big ticks in San Diego and being called an ‘Arrogant CNT’ round out this episode.

The twenty-third extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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The fourth week of the podcast begins with not being ‘Rich enough’, the ‘Wisdom of Insecurity’, and ‘Living in Interesting Times’. The cliches just come fast and furiously.

A story of a butterfly and an overheard conversation save the day— once they are secure in my little notebook.

The twenty-second extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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Walking, Tooting, Alligators, Boat races, Jack Nicolson, Snowden, and spitting tea out with politicians all combine in this episode. The gist is to shine your shoes,

The twenty-first extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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The lessons start to come thick and fast. I overcome my culture shock and commit to staying in the UK.

Goethe and Encyclopaedia Britannica combine to educate me. I learn about the concept of ‘Suck Back’, differentiate between takers and givers and start to look at walls differently.

The twentieth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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The plates shift and throw me back up in the UK. The shock is palpable and immortalised by one line— “What will I tell my friends?” upon the news that I wished to stay in sales! Getting slaughtered in a ‘Team Building’ exercise, realising that Brits didn’t like investing in themselves, and the concept of ‘The Maltese Breaststroke’ all arise.

The nineteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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Seismic and tectonic shifts occur after lunch at Bake ‘n Broil on Atlantic Avenue. Who would have thought HAL (from 2001), Tony Robbins, General Sherman, Garcia, Pots

The eighteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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What do butterflies, visualisations, and chaos have in common? Threads start to come together. Promises are kept. Races are aced. Palm Springs, Porsche road trips, and sailing to Santa Catalina provide the backdrop to the decisive decisions about to be made, with some squirming and smirking thrown in.

The seventeenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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The muse strikes, and a poem emerges in the hope that it will tempt someone back. A road trip to Santa Barbara holds a mirror up to entrenched prejudice. A second trip

The sixteenth extract from Neil Tuson's new book— "Listening, Laughing, and Learning."

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