Hello lovely email friends, hope you’re well. I was going to write that this email was prepared a little in advance, as this week I’m moving around. But then I was reminded of my favourite Simpsons joke and, of course, these emails are always prepared a little in advance. So it really makes no odds either way.
š© 1996: Man sues Pepsi for not giving him the Harrier Jet from its commercial: The campaign was simple: buy Pepsi products, collect points from Pepsi labels and claim prizes like t-shirts, sunglasses, orāfor 7 million pointsāa Harrier Jet. But a 12-year-old business student noticed some fine print: consumers could buy Pepsi points for ten cents each. So backed by investors, he sent a cheque and waited for his bargain jet.
š Music, Makers & Machines I need almost no encouragement to bore you and everyone you know to tears about the history of electronic music. And it seems Google Arts & Culture agrees with me, having prepared this rather lovely history of electronic music. Take a look at it, or I shall jolly well call you and read it at you. See also: How will MIDI 2.0 change music?
š How to handle trauma dumping: We’re all entitled to share our feelings. But how can we ensure we’re not negatively impacting the mental health of others in the process?
š How to Stop Doing Everything Yourself: When it comes down to it, a lot of business owners aren’t very skilled at the art of delegation. They may struggle with knowing when to hand off a project to a team member, how much or how little supervision is needed, and when and how to close the loop on a project that they have handed over. So here’s a proven method for getting things off your plate the right way.
š¢ Fossil fuel firms among biggest spenders on Google ads that look like search results: One in five ads served on search results for 78 climate-related terms placed by firms with interests in fossil fuels, research finds. Well now. Proof, if needed, that ‘carbon neutral’ tech multinationals ought not to be trusted.
š„ The Breakdown: This series explores climate change: how we got here, where we’re headed, and what we can all do to make a difference.
š¤¦āāļø Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome: Doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud at work is a diagnosis often given to women. But the fact it’s considered a diagnosis at all is problematic. The concept, whose development in the ’70s excluded the effects of systemic racism, classism, xenophobia, and other biases, took a fairly universal feeling of discomfort, second-guessing, and mild anxiety in the workplace and pathologised it, especially for women. See also: Why Men Are Afraid Soy Will Turn Them Into Women.
š” Cultural Latency: Oldie but goodie: there is a correlation between the amount of time it takes to distribute something, and the amount of time it takes for that thing to have an effect, and consequently the amount of time that thing stays relevant and interesting. When music was distributed as sheet musicāa literally laborious distribution mechanismāpopular hits stayed at the top of the charts for years.
š The 5 Skills Needed to Move Fast in The New World: We are in the process of taking our first steps into the new world. The future is now. According to this career coach, these are the five skills to double-down upon to ensure you are moving in the right direction.