Emma Martinho-Truswell

Optimiser and team-builder. Policy wonk, co-founder @OxfordInsights, mother of two. COVID, AI, leadership, govt, motherhood. Views my own.

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

Miss 4: I don’t need to sleep mummy, because I’m just like an electric car.
Miss 2: and I don’t need to sleep mummy, because I’m just like a watermelon.

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

There will be tensions and we are impatient - that can be a good thing! - says @RoseBJackson at the end of a tour de force at #JMISummit23

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

Noteworthy too that thanks to the outstanding Aruna Sathanapally and Frances Foster-Thorpe, the NSW public service comes across at this Summit as a powerhouse of insightful women (which is at least partly true) #JMISummit23

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

Best moment so far from #JMISummit23 - hearing @RoseBJackson say that she thinks public servants should be able to support oppositions too. It’s gusty and important stuff.

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

@united Please ensure Natalie sees this! She made our day and truly went above and beyond.

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

Just met a true superhero at @flyLAXairport, Natalie from our @united flight 230 from Heathrow to LA - who collected our double stroller from baggage claim and delivered it to us in the immigration queue, where we were holding two sleeping kids. Amazing. Thank you Natalie!!

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

@T2SydneyTrains I’m sorry I don’t know! I can only say it was an enthusiastic lady with a sense of humour!

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

The train announcer on the T2 that was at redfern at 1701 was a joy. Making the mundane enjoyable and taking great pride in her work. Thank you @T2SydneyTrains !

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

@jillongovt @UKandEU @anandMenon1 @JuliaGillard @MillsSheehy @sarahjnickson @BrianaJurgeit @Dr_KateWilson @JohnDaley_ A fantastic listen, thanks Jill - I love Julia on other topics more than I love Julia on Julia (and The Speech, which I’ve heard a bit too much) - this was super.

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

Genuinely useful AI application:

[Joshua Browder @Joshuabrowder]

I decided to outsource my entire personal financial life to GPT-4 (via the @donotpay chat we are building).

I gave AutoGPT access to my bank, financial statements, credit report, and email.

Here’s how it’s going so far (+$217.85) and the strange ways it’s saving money. (1/n):

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

@missrobinson I also think it would be better for everyone if holidays were 4 weeks, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 2 weeks rather than 6,2,2,2.

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

@rachelmetz @AP If you can get hold of it - David share wrote a brilliant play at the time, the Power of Yes

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

@Aella_Girl My life with kids is full of mundane stuff and plenty of the day to day moments are less pleasurable. But it adds so much meaning and magic and joy that it makes life before it pale in comparison and I suspect those mundane moments kind of exacerbate the joy?

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

I found this a helpful prompt for thinking.

[Ben Meer @SystemSunday]

How to avoid burnout in 2023.

Get 7 types of rest:

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

I’m biased but yeah, he is

[Xavier Bonilla @xavierbonilla87]

@pgodfreysmith @TheTLS @AntoneMartinho That book by @AntoneMartinho is great and he is a wonderful guy!

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

It’s been a wonderful year for @AntoneMartinho and his book The Parrot in the Mirror: and this thoughtful piece, a perfect early Christmas present!

[Peter Godfrey-Smith @pgodfreysmith]

Gorgeous cover for the end of year issue of @TheTLS, which includes my review of two animal books, Delorme's "Deer Man" and @AntoneMartinho's "The Parrot in the Mirror."
A link to the review: https://t.co/6FFMAEreoD

[Amy Remeikis @AmyRemeikis]

People who don't give their phone number in the four three three format are the true chaos merchants in our lives and need to be watched carefully

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

Love seeing this kind of HSC story by @lucy_carroll and @Nigelgladstone in @smh - way more work than reporting on league tables but much more meaningful! https://t.co/BJlM9xufkx

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

@danilic Should probably be on a bike.

[Emma Martinho-Truswell @EmmaTruswell]

Hearing @jillongovt on @RNBreakfast in the morning always such a great start to the day!