by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | May 2, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
My mum says, “if you can’t say anything nice, Matthew, don’t say anything at all.” An obedient son would stop here, then, when it comes to events in England over the coming weekend. But the coronation is such a huge deal it’s important to say how little it matters to...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 26, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
I’m on a trip to Washington D.C. today with a client, United Stateless, which is putting on a film. A fancy law firm is hosting us on Capitol Hill and we’ve invited hill staff along. It’s an educational and awareness-building event for a...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 19, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
Like most teenagers, I was a little awkward. On the surface, things were going very well. I was an overachiever. To the point where somebody should have asked me, “Matt, are you okay? You seem to be overdoing it a bit.” And in fact, there was a lot moving...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 12, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
Great cookbooks tell you exactly how to make something exquisite. There’s no other written medium that is able to impact a person with such directness. I call that first bite the thunderclap effect. You eat a piece of somebody else’s wisdom and...
by matthewcharlesdavis@gmail.com | Apr 5, 2023 | Thoughts You Can Use
17 minutes into the movie Ghostbusters, Sigourney Weaver’s character gets out of a cab carrying a brown paper grocery bag. There are some greens peeking out of the top. She isn’t smiling. But she seems optimistic and independent. She’s wearing a fantastic coat....
