Welcome back, in relatively short order, to the Convivial Society. This is an uncharacteristic installment in that it follow so quickly on the previous one and has, to my mind, a rather blog-ish feel to it (at least in its initial conception). But I hope you’ll indulge me, because the striking contrast I’m highlighting here is very much worth a moments consideration. The Convivial Society operates on a model inspired by Tim Carmody’s idea of “unlocking the commons.

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Image Credit: Netflix Welcome to the latest edition of Weekend Watch, where I recommend (or occasionally warn against) movies or TV shows I’ve been checking out. This week, the Girls are back in town (and on tour). Follow James on Twitter: @jamwhite and Threads/Instagram: @jammerwhite I’m not normally a fan of “if you like X, you’ll like Y” recommendations, because it makes me feel like an algorithm. Yet it feels appropriate to deploy it in the case of Girls5Eva, since this really is of a piece with the likes of 30 Rock andUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, the latter of which being where creator/writer Meredith Scardino first worked with executive producers Tina Fey and Robert Carlock.

Last week I wrote some thoughts on managing my energy better at work, through the lens of leading and lagging indicators. When I was writing that post—judging by the amount of times I had to check and recheck the definitions—I realised that I often get them muddled up. So, what better way of making sure I understand something than writing about it for a large audience? Here we go… Q: What are leading and lagging indicators?

Watching Elvis in February I was struck by a line at the end of the film, when Elvis (played by Austin Butler, who really should have won the Best Actor Oscar) is being suffocated by his own success.  His relationship with his wife has broken down, he has become addicted to prescription drugs and the only time he feels happy is on stage – where he has become dependent on the applause.