Despite it being highly unfashionable in a culture such as that of Accenture where the next promotion point is never more than 3 years away, I’ve always said that you learn more from the projects that go wrong than those where everything goes smoothly. In a similar vein, I’ve consoled myself this show jumping season with the thought that whilst there have not been many clear rounds, the amount of experience that I (and Mr. Pich de Toulven) have acquired is significant.
For some reason these thoughts came back to the fore of my thinking whilst reading a couple of recent Economist articles.... The first contended that “the extraordinary success of Homo Sapiens is a result of four things: intelligence, language, an ability to manipulate objects dexterously in order to make tools, and co-operation”. The second contended that individual success is dependent on how much you have of four different types of capital and how you use them: economic capital (what you have), human capital (what you know), social capital (who you know) and erotic capital (your level of sex appeal).
Conclusion: I am now going to choose a lipstick that I think Pich will like before going to the stables tomorrow morning.
For those (mainly non parents) who are not having as exciting a Friday evening as I am, you can read the full articles using the following links...http://www.economist.com/node/21524698 and http://www.economist.com/node/21526782
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