Reading
Got few a fair bit this week! I really ought to record the books I’m reading too, I only do that occasionally.
- Gretchen Molannen’s legacy: suffering, suicide and a journalist’s responsibility. A journalist examines if her story contributed to a suicide. about the process of creating a story, about how much responsibility a journalist has.
- Why Bitcoin Matters, by Marc Andreeson. A keylook at why Bitcoin will change things and the areas ripe for disruption – most importantly, banking.
- This is not Syria, this is not a grave and the boys parents are not dead. How an image, stripped from context, takes a life of its own on the web. Given my recent TV appearances talking about this topic, yet another example of why you should always take a sceptical view towards content that don’t have full context.
- The Painful collapse of social media. I’ve always said social was important…but it’s not the only thing. And more and more, it is a cost of business.
- Trust..by Edelman. The latest report on trust by Edelman, they’ve expanded their reach to include Adrica.
- Pinterest is changing the way we blog. Well, not the general ‘we’ but rather food bloggers who extensively use images.
- Easter Eggs on the web (BBC). There’s still some fun stuff out there!
- The decay and fall of guest blogging by Matt Cutts. Google is calling time on those annoying guest blogs that SEO companies continually request, which never have any real reason to be on a blog.
- Why increase in the Oscar Best Picture pool is reducing the overall nominee pool!, Great analysis of why the number of films that receive nominations across the board is decreasing even if Best Picture nominations have doubled!
- Why patriarchy fears the scissors by Laurie Pennie. Is short hair a political statement? Or just a practical choice.
- The six things that make stories go viral. Some proper research into what I’ve been saying.
Doing
I’m guessing there’s a correlation between reading and doing, because my activities last week were limited to interviews and exercises, with a couple of catch-ups with ex-colleagues! I’m going to have to change that this week! I did manage to eat some haggis for Burns’ Night though.
Exercise
After last week’s light week, it was back to the heavy work. So 2 recovery runs and the following work sessions:
- 8 miles with 4 at 10k pace. HARD session I never settled into and did not manage the 5th mile at pace. too cold and breathing never settled.
- 11 miles steady
- 18 miles steady. This was my longest run to date, with me making sure I had the right gels to keep me going. Legs definitely sore at the end of it, but not too bad the day after.
