Isla Mackenzie

Mum of boys and delinquent dogs, marketer, bookworm, eternal optimist, lover of East Lothian and Hibernian FC. All views are (entirely) my own.

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

"Common causes of bad decisions:

1. Not asking, “and then what?”
2. Blindness to large trends (blind spots)
3. Assumptions based on small sample sizes
..."

— A tiny thought in the @farnamstreet weekly newsletter. Read #4 and #5 here: https://t.co/da6px7Ul6B

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

"The committed person gets both the opportunity and the results."

A Tiny Thought worth reading in the @farnamstreet newsletter this week.

https://t.co/aYO3DIYSPe

[Irvine Welsh @IrvineWelsh]

I’m not the slightest bit nationalistic but fuck me, if I was from Wales I’d have shot my load at this.

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

@HolHumberstone loving your set @ConnectFestSCO. The sun is shining and your voice is beautiful.

[Birmingham 2022 @birminghamcg22]

36 years apart. Mother and Daughter. Liz and Eilish.

Edinburgh 1986 x Birmingham 2022

Two home Commonwealth Games to remember. One incredible story🙌

@team_scotland / @EilishMccolgan
#CommonwealthGames

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

@LNER please can the control team at York authorise the release of the doors to let passengers off the Kings X bound train at Finsbury Park as we are stuck here.

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

Disadvantaged graduates earn half as much as privileged peers in first job https://t.co/cKcNUynHfw

[The Investment Association @InvAssoc]

Investment managers look after money for three-quarters of UK households and manage £9.4 trillion for savers in this country and worldwide. Read more about what the industry does in our new pocket guide to investment management. https://t.co/YIXQdGupi8

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

@EverydaySexism Raging

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

https://t.co/tW45LfO84Q

[onjali rauf @OnjaliRauf]

Just read the impact statement from Sarah's mother...And I can't... Just know EVERYONE needs to read it. Most especially every man, every agency, every politician who has demeaned, mocked, belittled & failed us. Signing off to go pray my heart out for #saraheverard once more...🌠

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

My friend East Linton Primary is fundraising for CITIZENS UK. Check out their @JustGiving page and please donate if you can. Thank you! #JustGiving https://t.co/7p6kj7HxoJ

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

@LinkedIn why is your platform liking posts I haven’t liked?

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

@wbcoltsfc So sorry xxx

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

@TwoPaddocks Straight from Marseilles with a hint of arsenic an edge of sparseness, certain to lead to a dunt of catharses 😳

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

'They become dangerous tools': the dark side of personality tests https://t.co/4kLAE84EYj

[Isla Mackenzie @IslaLMack]

@ManUtd @Cristiano 💪💪💪“Sometimes he must even amaze himself”

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

This is just unbelievable, absolutely shocking https://t.co/BMtoJSD0Fc

[Dr Shema Tariq Legacy Account (on LinkedIn) @savoy__truffle]

*Please RT* the #e5babybank are looking for donations (esp clothes up to age 12) for 130 Afghan families who arrived in Hackney this week. You can drop off in E5 or at @stellacreasy office in E17 on Saturday 2-4pm. You can also donate items via wishlist: https://t.co/m2Od6KpnqB