I digress … thoughts on fish & the environment
I’ve listed the most useful mental models – rules of thumb – I use in my day to day work. I’ll develop the list over time. 80/20 Principle. 95/5 – Pareto Principle + The Overton Window. The Map is not the Territory. Be a shepherd – safety travel the journey many times. Don’t rely on … Read more
Our brain can only hold a certain amount of information . You may have come across the idea from Cognitive Overload Theory. It suggests that our working memory can only hold a small amount of information at any one time. I think this has two important implications for a lobbyist. Don’t Raise Too Many … Read more
I re-watched a Channel 4 documentary, Brussels Behind Closed Doors, from 1999 that tracked the passage of a piece of air quality legislation. It is still the most realistic fly-on-the-wall look at how a piece of law is made. It’s dated but realistic. I wanted to understand how much has changed over 25 + years. … Read more
A lot seems to be made of the rise of the far right in the European Electi0ns. Much of it shows a lack of understanding of how the European Parliament works. In the last EP, the ID Group, numbeded 49 MEPS out of 705, or 7% rounding up. During that time, I know of no … Read more