From the end of next week (say by Monday 9th), we will be shutting down this site and reopening on a new platform with a brand new Community portal.

The reason for this change is, to put it simply, down to terrible service from WIX, a platform I have been with for around 15 years and loved until about 3 years ago, when things started to go rotten in terms of reliability, service levels and costs.

Basically WIX broke everything, and won't accept that they have. And have put the price up £140pa for the privilege! £140 a year in ONE GO. That's on top of the almost doubling of costs over the last three years.

My new site will still be darreninform.com 

and the good news is, the shift to a new provider has given me the opportunity to rethink, refocus and properly consolidate what, who, how and why.…

From the end of next week (say by Monday 9th), we will be shutting down this site and reopening on a new platform with a brand new Community portal.

The reason for this change is, to put it simply, down to terrible service from WIX, a platform I have been with for around 15 years and loved until about 3 years ago, when things started to go rotten in terms of reliability, service levels and costs.

Basically WIX broke everything, and won't accept that they have. And have put the price up £140pa for the privilege! £140 a year in ONE GO. That's on top of the almost doubling of costs over the last three years.

My new site will still be darreninform.com 

and the good news is, the shift to a new provider has given me the opportunity to rethink, refocus and properly consolidate what, who, how and why.…

From the end of next week (say by Monday 9th), we will be shutting down this site and reopening on a new platform with a brand new Community portal.

The reason for this change is, to put it simply, down to terrible service from WIX, a platform I have been with for around 15 years and loved until about 3 years ago, when things started to go rotten in terms of reliability, service levels and costs.

Basically WIX broke everything, and won't accept that they have. And have put the price up £140pa for the privilege! £140 a year in ONE GO. That's on top of the almost doubling of costs over the last three years.

My new site will still be darreninform.com

and the good news is, the shift to a new provider has given me the opportunity to rethink, refocus and properly consolidate what, who, how and why.…

Technology promised us freedom. Instead, it blurred the line between work and life.

In Episode 101 of ThinkWORKS, I examine the cost of constant interruption, the illusion of urgency, and the small behavioural shifts that can dramatically improve both productivity and wellbeing.

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Imagine you had 30 minutes where you could do anything you wanted to do. What would it be? Write down all the things you could do.

Episode Lands Monday 23rd Feb from 8am.

What hasn’t changed?

Over time, projects evolve. Language sharpens. Confidence grows. But underneath all of it, certain questions remain constant. The work of thinking carefully. The tension between perfection and progress. The discipline of building deliberately rather than reacting quickly.

This episode isn’t a celebration. It’s a reflection.

On why I still do this.

Due to a rather hectic weekend and week, there's no TABT this week, but it will of course return next Tuesday (24th).

The mysteries of the Unexplained are back in our series within a series, as host Darren Smithson is joined by regular guest Steve Lowe to discuss the power and awe of the Pyramids of the world, considering why were they build, how were they built, and does Pyramid Power truly exist!

Join in the discussion below and tell us your theories!

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Make a list of every word you use on a consistent basis to describe when you're feeling negative emotions. Then make a list of all the words you use to describe, on a consistent basis, words for when you're in a positive mode. Go on, do it now before you read any further. Two things should be apparent. One, we have a great many more negative emotion words than positive ones. And two, our negative words are much more strongly expressive than our positive ones. So now, take the negative words and look for weaker alternatives. Instead of "enraged" you could choose to say "annoyed" for example. Now, take all your positive words and strengthen them up. Instead of "Fine" you could say "I'm fantastic thank you!" Trust me, after a while, you will feel your mood generally improve.