Neighbours matter. They matter a lot. Most of us live in very big cities, and while I know we’re all part of a global village, increasingly an online one, we also live in a real village, our neighbourhood and its face-to-face relationships. Many of us are separated from those we love – family live in other places, friends move away – and our real neighbours, the people we live physically close to, may be the people we see most.
Read MoreWhen University of Queensland physics Professor John Mainstone died at the age of 78 following a stroke last month, it made me wonder at the dedication that must drive good scientists.
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So I started watching the tennis coach. I had to agree. He noticed everything every kid did, he knew what parts of the body had to move in any kind of play, and he was able to communicate this clearly and with humour and warmth and then give specific feedback. It’s not that he’s never positive, but he relates feedback to performance.
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