Gordon Scruton 🇺🇦

Film & history buff, socialist, runner, target shooter, educator, renewable energy advocate, podcast addict, sci-fi geek, creative spirit seeking inspiration

[Genius Thinking @GeniusGTX]

Goodhart's Law:

When a measure becomes a goal, it stops being a good measure.

I.g: Exams and standard admission shifted the focus of education.

It's no longer about the students, but about grades and pay.

[Genius Thinking @GeniusGTX]

Parkinson's Law: work expands to fill the time given.

When we have more time, we tend to procrastinate and become inefficient.

A good reminder to track your tasks duration and energy level.

[Genius Thinking @GeniusGTX]

The Curse of Knowledge:

Experts assume everyone knows what they know.

But they struggle to teach or lead effectively for those still learning.

Simplicity is an art.

[Genius Thinking @GeniusGTX]

Hofstadter's Law:

Projects always take longer and cost more than you expect, even when you consider Hofstadter's Law.

Double the time, triple the cost—despite your best calculations.

[Enezator @Enezator]

Forget all the police suspect chase scenes you know.

[Iolo Williams @IoloWilliams2]

Thank you so much folks. Only 385 more signatures to reach 10,000 on the #davedarwinoak petition. Pls feel frew to sign & share... #wewillsavedarwinoak https://t.co/pqDsN8veOf

[BBC Feedback @BBCR4Feedback]

Join us this week on #BBCR4Feedback for a conversation with Julian Simpson (@CartoonGravity), creator of The Lovecraft Investigations

He'll be talking about the thrilling new series and answering listener questions 👻

Listen tomorrow at 4.30pm on @BBCRadio4 📻

[Mira Sorvino @MiraSorvino]

I want to leave Matthew Perry’s own words here as the way we remember him. There will never be another like him- he lit up so many hearts in so many ways. Godspeed to Paradise!

[Alex Selby-Boothroyd @AlexSelbyB]

"I’d long been aware that when you search for news related to politics on Google, it is predominantly Left-wing publications that top the list of results." —Nadine Dorries

That's not what we found
https://t.co/4eVbtwiBic

[Snake Ponchartrain 🐍 @SnakeRattleRoll]

There is so much to recommend in the Pleasant Green work of @CartoonGravity. But for truck drivers and long travelers, it is also a terrific meditation on not only toxic loneliness but also the power of friendship.
https://t.co/vt1QxKrneF

[Sweet Talk @SweetTalkProds]

You have a day to catch up people! https://t.co/YyCHPRSWaP

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Why has my Thames Water bill been hiked by 30% overnight?"

Easy. Because the owners have taken over £3bn in dividends out of the company, over £2.2bn in loans, left the company almost £14bn in debt & with a pension fund deficit of nearly £400mn.

https://t.co/J5WxwrKkg0

[Gordon Scruton 🇺🇦 @gscruton]

@CartoonGravity Did I mishear or does Karen Rose pop in to defend producers when they are being derided by Aldrich Kemp in episode 4 of Who Killed Aldrich Kemp?

[Nick Ray @LifeAfloat]

Hi folks, it’s been a day of settling. I have to say I haven’t yet assimilated the whole thing. Thank you for all your warm words of congratulations & admiration. I really appreciate your kindness. I’m enjoying family time, sliding back into home life. My Dad painted this for me.

[Nick Ray @LifeAfloat]

Quite simply, it’s been an incredible homecoming. It’s difficult to find the words.

[Laurence Rickard @Lazbotron]

It’s only taken us 15 years, but we’re delighted to be assembling at #MCM London en masse to talk about our new book, series 5 and all things Ghostly. Come meet, greet and defeat us (please don’t defeat us) x

[Jaythechou @jaythechou]

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, game, or TV show until I forget: Day 899

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"I have insisted to water companies that by the end of June I want an action plan for every single [sewage] overflow".

Brilliant! It's now the end of August, where's the plan? @itvpeston

[Iolo Williams @IoloWilliams2]

I just signed the petition calling on Boris Johnson's resignation honours to be blocked. Will you sign too? https://t.co/vLuwYLwg6K via @38degrees