Jon Waterlow#ThanksStalin — The Soviet Meme That Cut The Dictator Down to SizeStalin might top popularity polls today, but at the height of his power regular citizens mocked him mercilessly — no matter the risk.Sep 1, 2020Sep 1, 2020
Jon WaterlowinCuriousThe Potato & the SwastikaLiza Zabrodskaya was 12 years old when Stalin’s secret police branded an enemy of the people. The evidence against her: a potato.Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Jon WaterlowinJon WaterlowThe Scars that Divide Us: What Self-Harm Really Means and What We Can Do to Help1 March is Self-Injury Awareness Day (#SIAD). But what is self-harm? What does it mean, why do people do it… and how can we help?Feb 28, 20191Feb 28, 20191
Jon WaterlowinJon WaterlowThe Courage of Your Lack of Conviction: Finding Wisdom and Strength in Not KnowingRelationships bring out the very best and very worst of us. Finding ourselves in the constant spotlight of someone else’s attention can…Nov 16, 2018Nov 16, 2018
Jon WaterlowinJon WaterlowHow To Use a Coin Flip to Make Genuinely Good DecisionsParalysis through analysis is a real problem for many of us. We get stuck in our heads, weighing up the pros and cons, trying to nail the…Nov 11, 20181Nov 11, 20181
Jon WaterlowinJon WaterlowIs Trust Earned Or Given?Everyone knows trust is earned, right? You can’t just go around trusting everyone – only a lunatic would do that.Nov 10, 2018Nov 10, 2018
Jon WaterlowinJon WaterlowThe Usual GuiltWe often think of ‘guilt’ as a powerful motivator — we make a promise or commitment, and the fear of the guilt of not following through…Nov 9, 2018Nov 9, 2018
Jon WaterlowinJon WaterlowThe Seth Godin MethodSeth Godin is most famous for being a marketing guru, but anyone who’s signed up to his daily blog knows that definition barely scratches…Nov 8, 20181Nov 8, 20181
Jon WaterlowinJon WaterlowThe Real Story of the CIA’s Secret Treasure-Trove of Soviet JokesRecently declassified CIA documents have been discovered to contain a cache of Soviet jokes collected by the agency in the 1980s; since…Oct 10, 20181Oct 10, 20181