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The Ironkeel Collection

by Shon Ellerton

The musings and reflections of Shon Ellerton

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  1. Exploring the World of the Dark Electronica Architect

    #252. Shôn Ellerton, September 12, 2024. Being utterly obsessed with dark atmospheric electronica, I present to you some of the geniuses behind it. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/exploring-the-world-of-the-dark-electronica

  2. 8 Magic Traits of Being a Good Manager

    #251. Shôn Ellerton, August 30, 2024. By following these 8 magic traits, you can be an excellent manager. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/8-magic-traits-of-being-a-good-manager

  3. Why I Regret Getting Rid of My Old Textbooks

    #250. Shôn Ellerton, August 8, 2024. Call me a sentimental old fool, but why do I regret getting rid of all my old engineering textbooks? https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/why-i-regret-getting-rid-of-my-old

  4. Do We Need KPIs and Annual Performance Reviews?

    #249. Shôn Ellerton, July 29, 2024. Are KPIs and annual performance reviews really effective or are they simply old-fashioned? https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/we-do-not-need-kpis-and-annual-performance

  5. Disloyalty is Rewarded

    #248. Shôn Ellerton, July 27, 2024. Loyalty is dead, and do you know why? Because being disloyal is rewarded! https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/disloyalty-is-rewarded

  6. Don’t Kill Off the Company with a Crappy Website

    #247. Shôn Ellerton, July 23, 2024. Too many companies overlook the importance of building and maintaining a quality website and intranet. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/dont-kill-off-the-company-with-a

  7. My 12 Hot Tips on How to Run a Successful IT Consultancy

    #246. Shôn Ellerton, July 16, 2024. IT Consultancies are having it tough these days, but here are my 12 top tips to make them better. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/my-12-hot-tips-on-how-to-run-a-successful

  8. Flexible Working Needed More Than Ever to Save Our Cities and Dying Country Towns

    #245. Shôn Ellerton, July 7, 2024. Congested cities and dying country towns will be a thing of the past if we get our act together and embrace better flexible working. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/flexible-working-needed-more-than

  9. The Most Aggressive Senior Business Executive I Had Ever Encountered

    #244. Shôn Ellerton, June 25, 2024. Back in the glory days of 3G telco during the early 2000s, I remember working with an aggressive senior executive who everyone feared. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-most-aggressive-senior-business

  10. In God We Trust: Why Do We Refer to God So Much?

    #243. Shôn Ellerton, June 12, 2024. I often wonder why we cite God so often in our political sphere and day-to-day lives. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/in-god-we-trust-why-do-we-refer-to

  11. The Chess Craze and When My Nine-Year-Old Son Finally Beat Me

    #242. Shôn Ellerton, June 4, 2024. I never dreamed that chess could be so popular with so many young minds during the last few years. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-chess-craze-and-when-my-nine

  12. Why Am I Taking Cold Showers?

    #241. Shôn Ellerton, June 3, 2024. The thought of jumping into a cold lake or into a cold shower may not be initially appealing, but once you get into it, you’re hooked. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/why-am-i-taking-cold-showers

  13. I Really Enjoyed Going to a Body Mind and Psychic Expo

    #240. Shôn Ellerton, June 1, 2024. What was I expecting at my first Body Mind and Psychic Expo? Here’s what I discovered. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/i-really-enjoyed-going-to-a-body

  14. Stop Being a Slave to Your Smartphone by Restricting Sound Notifications to Phone Calls and Texts Only

    #239. Shôn Ellerton, May 29, 2024. Many of us are unnecessarily bombarded with so many sound notifications from all our apps on our smartphones. But it can be controlled. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/stop-being-a-slave-to-your-smartphone

  15. How Joe Escaped From his Niche to Being Promoted

    #238. Shôn Ellerton, April 4, 2024. This is a story about a technical guy who created a niche for himself through years of hard work, but somehow, never got promoted. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/how-joe-escaped-from-his-niche-to

  16. A Clear and Concise Position Description Will Always Get You the Right Person for the Job

    #237. Shôn Ellerton, April 3, 2024. I’ve seen so many role briefs which are so complicated, irrelevant, or vague, that it’s hardly surprising that no person can be found for the job. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/a-clear-and-concise-position-description

  17. Ward Off Pesky Flies with the Invincible Fly Shield

    #236. Shôn Ellerton, April 1, 2024. Finally, the solution to dealing with pesky flies and mosquitoes! https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/ward-off-pesky-flies-with-the-invincible

  18. Lower the Bar to Get Ahead

    #235. Shôn Ellerton, March 26, 2024. If everybody had such high standards of mental and physical attributes, getting ahead would be that much more difficult. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/lower-the-bar-to-get-ahead

  19. How Changing a Toilet Roll Determines One’s Personality

    #234. Shôn Ellerton, March 18, 2024. A fun and quick way to determine your or someone else’s personality through the act of changing a toilet roll. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/how-changing-a-toilet-roll-determines

  20. How I Got Nearly Arrested for Threatening a Snowflake

    #233. Shôn Ellerton, March 9, 2024. Never did I realise that I could be threatening someone simply by looking at a name badge. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/how-i-got-nearly-arrested-for-threatening

  21. Why Not Spend Your Holiday at the Grand Wizard Pool?

    #232. Shôn Ellerton, March 3, 2024. We’ve got a great suggestion for anyone’s bucket list of places to go for holiday. The little-known Grand Wizard Pool! https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/why-not-spend-your-holiday-at-the

  22. Your Physical Fitness Is More Important Than Your Work

    #231. Shôn Ellerton, February 24, 2024. You can be the ultimate workaholic, but if you have poor physical fitness, than your work is going to suffer big time. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/your-physical-fitness-is-more-important

  23. Am I Really Twisting Solid Metal In My Mind?

    #230. Shôn Ellerton, February 21, 2024. The strange feeling that one could be bending something solid just by thinking about it. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/am-i-really-twisting-solid-metal

  24. My Total Obsession and Perseverance with Mountaineering

    #229. Shôn Ellerton, February 16, 2024. Ever since I was a teenager, I had this crazy obsession with climbing mountains but I look back at the power of perseverance, obsession, and failure. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/my-total-obsession-and-perseverance

  25. I Enjoy the Show, but Don’t Expect Me to Cheer and Scream

    #228. Shôn Ellerton, February 10, 2024. Just because I’m not jumping around nor screaming my head off like a lunatic, it doesn’t mean I’m not enjoying the performance. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/i-enjoy-the-show-but-dont-expect

  26. Why I Started BJJ and How It Relates to Freemasonry

    #227. Shôn Ellerton, February 6, 2024. Having recently started BJJ, I have found many parallels with Freemasonry in terms of friendship, respect, and most importantly of all. Having a bit of fun. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/why-i-started-bjj-and-how-it-relates

  27. Want to Drive Like a Retard? Come to Australia!

    #226. Shôn Ellerton, January 28, 2024. Australians need to stop taking it up the arse when it comes to fighting back against ever-increasing draconian road speed limits. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/want-to-drive-like-a-retard-come

  28. The Reason Why It’s on Sale, is because there’s Usually Something Wrong With It

    #225. Shôn Ellerton, January 23, 2024. If something’s on sale or on discount, I can almost nearly guarantee that something’s wrong with it. Or simply, nobody wants it. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-reason-why-its-on-sale-is-because

  29. The Annoying Trend of YouTubers Ignoring Full Stops

    #224. Shôn Ellerton, January 16, 2024. For all you YouTubers out there. Please stop ignoring the full stop at the end of the sentence. It is there for a reason. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-annoying-trend-of-youtubers-ignoring

  30. Why going to a Kraftwerk Concert Felt Weird

    #223. Shôn Ellerton, December 13, 2023. Being a fan of Kraftwerk and electronica in general, I didn’t quite know what to expect at a live Kraftwerk concert. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/why-going-to-a-kraftwerk-concert

  31. Bleak and Desolate Environments often Promote Deep and Complex Thinking

    #222. Shôn Ellerton, November 19, 2023. Low-stimulus environments can accentuate the senses and promote higher planes of thought and abstraction. But why? https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/bleak-and-desolate-environments-often

  32. The Left’s Obsession with Posturing to Indigenous Activism

    #221. Shôn Ellerton, November 14, 2023. Addressing the unhealthy obsession by the Left with posturing to indigenous activism and closing the gap. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-lefts-obsession-with-posturing

  33. The Weird Observations and Barriers in Lucid Dreaming

    #220. Shôn Ellerton, October 8, 2023. From incomprehensible timepieces to pain barriers, I run through some of my observations within the weird world of lucid dreaming. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-weird-observations-and-barriers

  34. The Leaf Blower Man Cometh!

    #219. Shôn Ellerton, September 5, 2023. Finding peace and quiet in a suburban neighbourhood with barking dogs and rampant leaf blowing men is not always easy. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-leaf-blower-man-cometh

  35. Silicon Valley is a Hellhole, Unless You’re Gilded

    #218. Shôn Ellerton, September 3, 2023. I wonder how many people are genuinely happy living in such places like Silicon Valley? https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/silicon-valley-is-a-hellhole-unless

  36. My Fascination with Decaying Seaside Resorts

    #217. Shôn Ellerton, August 23, 2023. Strange how those seaside resorts battered by the elements throughout the years share that odd sense of being in a time warp. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/my-fascination-with-decaying-seaside

  37. Losing My Best Friend to God

    #216. Shôn Ellerton, August 9, 2023. My upsetting experience of losing one of my best friends when he ‘found’ God in the most extreme of ways. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/losing-my-best-friend-to-god

  38. Never Ever Think of Using AI To Conjure Up A Loved One

    #215. Shôn Ellerton, July 19, 2023. The darkest and most nefarious use of AI is the potential to converse with someone who passed away. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/never-ever-think-of-using-ai-to-conjure

  39. Why All Professionals Need Business Cards

    #214. Shôn Ellerton, July 18, 2023. Ditch the clumsy ceremony of exchanging contact details with a smartphone and use a business card instead. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/why-all-professionals-need-business

  40. The Death of Affirmative Action Looms Near

    #213. Shôn Ellerton, July 7, 2023. We are one step closer in eradicating the baneful existence of unfair, racist, and unconstitutional practice of affirmative action or positive discrimination. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-death-of-affirmative-action-looms

  41. Break Out of the Mould and Vote for a New Party

    #212. Shôn Ellerton, June 27, 2023. Stop Making the Excuse That It’s Too Risky to Vote for a new party! https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/break-out-of-the-mould-and-vote-for

  42. Without the Power of Debate, Mankind Will Suffer

    #211. Shôn Ellerton, June 23, 2023. We must be able to debate on important issues, including those which are sensitive or taboo, without fear of reprisal. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/without-the-power-of-debate-mankind

  43. You Must Say YES to The Voice. Or Else!

    #210. Shôn Ellerton, June 16, 2023. You’re obviously a racist, a bigot, and a white supremacist if you don’t support The Voice. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/you-must-say-yes-to-the-voice-or

  44. How Big is Your Circle of Tolerance?

    #209. Shôn Ellerton, June 4, 2023. If the size of a circle reflects one’s tolerance level to others, just how big is your circle? https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/how-big-is-your-circle-of-tolerance

  45. Whataboutism, Stay-in-your-lane-ism, and Laughing Emoticons

    #208. Shôn Ellerton, April 29, 2023. A quick description of three tools used by those who want to shut down a perfectly good debate because they don’t like what they’re listening to. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/whataboutism-stay-in-your-lane-ism

  46. A Campaign to Eradicate Satire and Sarcasm?

    #207. Shôn Ellerton, April 1, 2023. The world is crazy enough as it is, but now a campaign to eliminate all forms of satire and sarcasm? https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/a-campaign-to-eradicate-satire-and

  47. Rediscovering our Passion of Space Exploration

    #206. Shôn Ellerton, March 9, 2023. I remember a time when the passion of space exploration was all the rage. What happened to it? Perhaps we have also lost the secrets from those who architected these great moments in history. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/rediscovering-our-passion-of-space

  48. Xi Jinping Takes an Idea from Winnie the Pooh

    #205. Shôn Ellerton, February 28, 2023. The true story of how and why the Chinese launched a spy balloon to the United States. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/xi-jinping-takes-an-idea-from-winnie

  49. Why Do I Need 3 Smartphone Apps to Manage My Child’s School Activities?

    #204. Shôn Ellerton, February 22, 2023. I’m sure managing and coordinating your child’s activities was simpler before the so-called paperless age. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/why-do-i-need-3-smartphone-apps-to

  50. The Importance of Understanding How, Why and When Data is Collected

    #203. Shôn Ellerton, February 16, 2023. Without understanding the when’s, the how’s and the why’s of data, we often find what’s presented to us as useless only to spin a story. https://shonellerton.substack.com/p/the-importance-of-understanding-how

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