@DavidTallon

culture // brands // technology // creativity // founder https://xitter.cf/t.co/L961IJeDTT // adjunct @tcdbusiness // subscribe @ https://xitter.cf/t.co/Vx5cBrLWOQ

 Dublin Town
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Joined March 2011
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I write a bi-weekly newsletter thing. It's fun and (some) people enjoy reading it. You could be that person 🔥🔥. It's moved to @substack now. Sign up here bit.ly/3ebZCuj 👈 Or don't. No pressure.
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Dave Tallon 💥@DavidTallon3 Jul 2025
On a half century...... ......and what I've learned on the road so far...... medium.com/p/50-for-50-97598…

50 for 50

What I learned in a half century.

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On a half century...... ......and what I've learned on the road so far...... medium.com/p/50-for-50-97598…

50 for 50

What I learned in a half century.

davidtallon.medium.com
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Every two weeks I write about culture, brands, creativity and technology. This issue #216 covers: → de-coupling 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨 → available 🧠 → process 🚏 → jarvis 🤖 → cycles 🚲. upstream.substack.com/p/upst…
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Confabulation…. theguardian.com/books/2025/m…

‘We remember as true things that never even happened’: Julian Barnes on memory and changing his mind

The Booker-prize winning novelist reflects on the times in his life when recollection and imagination have intertwined, and wonders whether we can ever rely on our brains to provide us with the truth

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Gonna shut this account down next week. Hope I see you all over on BlueSky 👋
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Every two weeks I write about culture, brands, creativity and technology. This issue #208 covers: → technopoly 🤖 → measureship 📉 → dirt 💩 → elevators 🛗 → dots 🔵 Enjoy! upstream.substack.com/p/upst…
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Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming. Just keep swimming.
Adam Grant
@AdamMGrant10 Feb 2025
Surprisingly, ignoring worries can improve mental health. Evidence: After practice blocking out fears, people were less anxious—and less depressed 3 months later—especially if they had high anxiety or PTSD. Not all concerns demand attention. Some thoughts are worth dismissing.
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Opinion: Progress Comes at a Price But What are We Willing to Pay? adworld.ie/2025/02/07/opinio… via @imj_ireland
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Good stuff 👍
Gurwinder
@G_S_Bhogal1 Jan 2025
A NEW MEGATHREAD FOR A NEW YEAR 25 useful concepts to help you through 2025. Thread:
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Matt Klein@KleinKleinKlein23 Dec 2024
🍆 NSFW 💦 Pornhub's Year in Review Data Report could be one of the most insightful and overlooked glimpses into the collective psyche. If we're to better understand our moment, we've got to be curious, respectful and comfortable with the uncomfortable. The emerging trends:
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So, as 2024 comes to a close, today we're sharing our annual cultural observations report. This year, the theme is Fallout → Fightback. Hope you enjoy and get in touch to hear more. Link here 👇 linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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dan barker
@danbarker11 Dec 2024
new 'for sale: baby shoes, never worn' just dropped.
Lisa P 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿@evanslis45610 Dec 2024
5th anniversary of receiving this belter from our next door neighbours. Good times.
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Interesting. Language has changed to acquisition.
Campaign: Brands@CampaignBrands9 Dec 2024
Omnicom poised to confirm IPG acquisition & announce leadership buff.ly/4g3rvDv
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Like Bit Coin and NFTs….
Massimo
@Rainmaker19735 Dec 2024
Interesting Vietnamese fishing technique [📹 masterfishing4]

X. It’s what’s happening

From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.

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Gillian Rightford@grightford4 Dec 2024
Awks.
Rob Schwartz@Schwartzie143 Dec 2024
Copy Nothing? Cadillac 2003 (Top) Jaguar 2024 (Bottom)
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😂😂😂
Andrew McBride@andrewmcb28 Nov 2024
This is not AI The BBC really did broadcast Gregg Wallace saying this
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heh
Moog@a_toots27 Nov 2024
Wonderful creativity from the kids at Christmas! 🎄
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‘By 8pm it is time to head home’: whatever happened to the big night out? theguardian.com/music/2024/n…

‘By 8pm it is time to head home’: whatever happened to the big night out?

This week, the chief executive of a major bar group suggested 3pm is the new 9pm. Why have we stopped drinking and dancing the night away on a Friday and Saturday night?

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The future isn’t written. Don’t believe the lies. The fearless light our way. Believe. Let go.
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I mean, he's not wrong there....... I'm no fan, in any way......but he's bang on there.....
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