{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - Nicholas Bate","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/HG21C","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"88713","username":"HG21C","bio":"Nicholas Bate\n\nAuthor, speaker, consultant, and occasional artist.\n\nFor three decades, Nicholas Bate has been helping individuals unlock their potential both professionally and personally. As founder of Strategic Edge Ltd, he has worked with industry leaders including Microsoft, Google, Ocado, the BBC, Marks and Spencer, HM Government, and Saatchi & Saatchi, delivering transformative results across the UK, Continental Europe, Australasia, and the USA.\n\nHis pioneering programs, Personal Excellence, Instant MBA, Do What You Want, and Brilliant at the Basics of Selling, have redefined how thousands approach effectiveness and success. What sets Nicholas apart is his ability to distill complex business principles into actionable insights that create lasting change.\n\nNicholas is a prolific writer whose daily business reflections have built a global following. His extensive archive of free resources continues to inspire entrepreneurs, executives, and individuals seeking practical wisdom for navigating today’s challenges. His business books, including the highly relevant Do What You Want and How To Beat ChatGPT are on Amazon Kindle.\n\nHe is on Instagram @HunterGatherer21C\n\nFiction Portfolio\n\nNicholas brings the same sharp insight to storytelling that defines his business work:\n\nThe Molly Trilogy\n* Meet Molly\n* Molly and The Isle of Kasta\n* Molly and Ben\n\nStandalone Novels\n* Bram, A Spy Story\n* Love, Life and Legacy 1: a collection of three short stories\n* Pierre Lambert, Detective\n\nAll are available instantly on Amazon Kindle\n\nDrop him a line at Nicholas.bate@strategicedge.co.uk","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":0,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"Nicholas Bate","url":"https://HG21C.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/ecc116c5df923f8e1aed0e919bc754e0?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png"},"items":[{"id":"98529746","content_html":"

Go on.

\n

Go Wild.

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Are you Following or Leading your Day?

\n

Are you reacting to endless trivia from news feeds to ill-constructed mails? Or are you getting some real stuff done? It’s worth checking in an increasingly sneakily seductively technologically addictive world.

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Happy Birthday

\n

Patrick, ace blogger.

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Instant for weekend reading.

\n

The brand new novel from Michael Wade.

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The Outrageous MBA

\n

Instantly here.

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Best of Friends

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://huntergatherer21c.com/2026/10/01/best-of-friends.html","date_published":"2026-10-01T07:41:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Nicholas Bate","url":"https://HG21C.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fecc116c5df923f8e1aed0e919bc754e0%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"HG21C"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 07:41","date_timestamp":1790840464,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98469150","content_html":"

The Dog That Protects The Goats from The Wolves

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://huntergatherer21c.com/2026/10/01/the-dog-that-protects-the.html","date_published":"2026-10-01T07:40:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Nicholas Bate","url":"https://HG21C.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fecc116c5df923f8e1aed0e919bc754e0%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"HG21C"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 07:40","date_timestamp":1790840401,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98469122","content_html":"

Cat 1

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://huntergatherer21c.com/2026/10/01/093905.html","date_published":"2026-10-01T07:39:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Nicholas Bate","url":"https://HG21C.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fecc116c5df923f8e1aed0e919bc754e0%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"HG21C"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 07:39","date_timestamp":1790840345,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98469099","content_html":"

Cat 2

\n\"\"\n","summary":"","url":"https://huntergatherer21c.com/2026/10/01/cat.html","date_published":"2026-10-01T07:38:19+00:00","author":{"name":"Nicholas Bate","url":"https://HG21C.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fecc116c5df923f8e1aed0e919bc754e0%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"HG21C"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-10-01 07:38","date_timestamp":1790840299,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98412546","content_html":"

In Praise of

\n

the minor, the slow and the sensory rich.

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Jack Cheng

\n

is a wise editor.

\n

HT: The Cramped.

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This news

\n

via Kurt is very exciting. Well done, Steve!

\n","summary":"","url":"https://huntergatherer21c.com/2026/09/30/this-news-via-kurt-is.html","date_published":"2026-09-30T08:40:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Nicholas Bate","url":"https://HG21C.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fecc116c5df923f8e1aed0e919bc754e0%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"HG21C"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-30 08:40","date_timestamp":1790757636,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98349295","content_html":"

Old School

\n

Future-proof yourself; AI-proof your career.

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Eggs are Art

\n

right here.

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Top Blogger, Michael Wade

\n

is in excellent long form on Substack.

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Thresholds

\n

It’s incorrect to say that ‘salt is bad for you’.

\n

A certain level of salt (sodium chloride) is critical for good health. Certainly too much is dangerous.

\n

It’s incorrect to say that ‘being efficent’ will help your success. Too much efficiency (getting stuff done) can damage your effectiveness...

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The Cramped

\n

is a cool blog from Patrick Rhone.

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Carlos

\n

explores your life in months.

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Free for 36h

\n

Pierre Lambert, Détective.

\n

Meet Molly.

\n

Love, Life and Legacy.

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Productivity

\n

is not getting stuff done.\nIt is getting the right stuff done.\nand the more you know what is the right stuff the easier it is to be productive.

\n

Start with that question: what really needs to be done and why?

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Michael Wade’s

\n

Excellent book. Kindle or paper, your choice.

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The Tools of Excellence

\n

The book: instant, budget, to-the-point, worldwide.

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I’m convinced it’s a scale thing.

\n

We evolved for a planet which is delightful, extraordinary and wonderful. We were the right scale for it and it for us. Of course we wanted to keep warm (fire) and we wanted to move things around (wheels) and trading was easier with a universal currency but then…..then….we...

huntergatherer21c.com","summary":"","url":"https://huntergatherer21c.com/2026/09/23/im-convinced-its-a-scale.html","date_published":"2026-09-23T08:13:56+00:00","author":{"name":"Nicholas Bate","url":"https://HG21C.micro.blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fecc116c5df923f8e1aed0e919bc754e0%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"HG21C"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-09-23 08:13","date_timestamp":1790151236,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"98018464","content_html":"

There are many signs of civilisation.

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Cocktail hour is one of them.

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The Outrageous MBA

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Instant, budget, to the point, worldwide.

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@jeroensangers

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Great stuff: they were very helpful. Hope you had a great summer. We were close to evacuation at one stage with forest fires in the south of France! Luckily the rains have arrived! Have a great weeeknd.

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@narrator Hi. Thanks for writing! Just amazon kindle for the moment.

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@chrisfoley Hello Chris. Good to hear from you. Spot on. In my view it’s the ‘new old education’ we need to be providing. It’s more than EQ, emotional intelligence. It’s Human Intelligence which has been way laid over the last thirty years in our excitement with technology. Go well!

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@jeroensangers thank you!

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@annahavron thank you !

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@paulmccafferty Thank you!

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