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El Dirko

@mindskills.substack.com
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Expert Speaker, Coach and Trainer on Emotional Intelligence, Behavioural Change and Unconscious Bias

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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 01/10/2026
"You do your worst – and we will do our best." (Winston Churchill, 1941)
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 18/12/2025
Still haven't finished reading it, so can't comment on its conclusion....
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 29/09/2026
Suuure, it's nice not to have those diseases. But on the other hand, the vaccination obviously turned you into a liberal! 😜
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 27/09/2026
I don't remember us having all these problems back when Pluto was a planet. Just saying.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 26/09/2026
It's the end of civilisation as we know it!
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 26/09/2026
Why wouldn't you tell them? They can't read minds, can they?
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 25/09/2026
It's easy to forget that just because people agree with our opinions on certain matters does not automatically make them decent human beings. Affinity bias wants us to believe that if someone shares a viewpoint, it means that they must be smart and nice, just because we are.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 23/09/2026
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left." (Oscar Levant)
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 23/09/2026
“What the world needs is more geniuses with humility; there are so few of us left." (Oscar Levant)
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 20/09/2026
Just read an interesting description of someone who was (most likely) suffering from tertiary syphilis: "Constantly making contradictory claims, mood between euphoria and apathy, emotional instability, delusions of grandeur, extreme paranoia." Sound familiar? Anyway, this was about Hitler...
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 15/09/2026
Just discovered this great German band. Hope they'll go far! www.youtube.com/watch?v=qOG2...
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The Beatles - Komm Gib Mir Deine Hand (HD & Remastered)
YouTube video by Eimbro
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 13/09/2026
When you google the German word "Backpfeifengesicht" (a face begging to be slapped), Cruz used to come up at the top of the results. Now he has started to receive some really stiff competition from JD Vance.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 07/09/2026
From the German satirical magazine Der Postillon: "That was quick: Saxony-Anhalt invades Poland." www.der-postillon.com/2026/09/sach...
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Sachsen-Anhalt überfällt Polen
Magdeburg, Olszyna, Warschau (dpo) - Sachsen-Anhalt hat Polen den Krieg erklärt. Truppen des ostdeutschen Bundeslandes durchquerten heute Morgen Brand
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 06/09/2026
This is just the first prognosis after the polling stations closed, but it's ridiculous. Let's give Saxony-Anhalt back to the Russians if they love authoritarianism so much: #saxony-anhalt #sachsen-anhalt #afdsucks
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 04/09/2026
From "Der Postillon" www.der-postillon.com/2026/08/plan...
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 04/09/2026
Maybe your sleep is just not restful enough? Magnesium citrate works wonders for many people when taken before bedtime.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 31/08/2026
When you google the German word "Backpfeifengesicht" (a face begging to be slapped), one of the first image entries is of Ted Cruz. He used to be number 1, but JD Vance and others are proving to be stiff competition.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 28/08/2026
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 27/08/2026
Does he have a sister who is being prepared to take over for him?
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 26/08/2026
He sucks the energy out of most songs. Very exhausting to listen to him.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 25/08/2026
30 years for Neil Diamond at the minimum!
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 24/08/2026
Honestly, she always looks pissed.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 22/08/2026
I just read an article on the effectiveness of placebos and I have always wondered why you can't buy placebos in a store. After all, they are often 50-70% as effective as the "real" drugs. So just take 2 to get the same results... And if they don't work anymore? Just publish Placebo+ !
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 22/08/2026
I usually don't fall in love with gadgets, but I have been using a little device that not only records, but transcribes, summarises, creates mind maps and actions points from conversations. I only tried it with 2 languages, but apparently, it works with 120 Highly recommended: heypocket.com/12115686
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Pocket - Take Notes In The Real World
Pocket is a small AI device that turns everything you say and hear into clear notes, action items, and search. We combine custom hardware, AI, and software to build the best note-taking experience for...
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 19/08/2026
I think that like Cato with his "Ceterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam", Democrats should have a snappy ending to all their speeches. How about "And to conclude, I think that Donald Trump and his whole cabinet should be imprisoned!" ?
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 19/08/2026
Been reading a lot by Judith Shklar. Her political philosophy posits that the primary purpose of government is not to enforce lofty moral virtues or utopian ideals, but to prevent the abuse of power and protect citizens from fear and public cruelty. I definitely agree with her on the cruelty bit.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 18/08/2026
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 17/08/2026
Been reading a lot by Judith Shklar. Her political philosophy posits that the primary purpose of government is not to enforce lofty moral virtues or utopian ideals, but to prevent the abuse of power and protect citizens from fear and public cruelty. I definitely agree with her on the cruelty bit.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 16/08/2026
“What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?” (Bertolt Brecht)
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 14/08/2026
Shame that the unfunny joke candidate won in Clacton. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv... #clacton #farage
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Clacton byelection: Farage beats Count Binface but skips result announcement – UK politics live
Reform UK leader says result ‘speaks for itself’, as Essex police deny that they warned him not to attend vote count
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 14/08/2026
Universal quantifiers, argumentum ad populum, weasel phrases: The tools of manipulators.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 14/08/2026
Good to hear that your gut likes me!
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 14/08/2026
Anytime anyone starts a sentence with "It's plain to see" or "It's obvious", they probably have not really thought it through and are just rationalising their gut feelings.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 13/08/2026
Took me several attempts to overcome my aversion to the Earth getting destroyed. I used to be very Terracentric.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 12/08/2026
People who exude certainty and confidence in their opinions are seen as more believable than those who say "yes, but..". It is a major problem when those who offer simple solutions to complex problems are praised while those who know that there are no simple answers anymore are seen as wishy-washy.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 10/08/2026
There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems, because you need their gifts. (Richard Bach, Illusions)
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 07/08/2026
"I hate almost all rich people, but I think I'd be darling at it." (Dorothy Parker)
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 07/08/2026
"I hate almost all rich people, but I think I'd be darling at it." (Dorothy Parker)
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 04/08/2026
Und wir wussten ziemlich genau, wenn Person X etwas empfiehlt, dann kann es nicht gut sein...
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 03/08/2026
"But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown." (Carl Sagan)
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 02/08/2026
Wenn ich jemandem das Wort "Backpfeifengesicht" erklären will, zeige ich ein Bild von Amthor.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 01/08/2026
Wenn ich englischsprachigen Freunden das Wort "Backpfeifengesicht" erklären möchte, zeige ich ihnen ein Bild von Amthor.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 31/07/2026
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 31/07/2026
Just got told off by my partner for not seeing something that was right in front of my face. My apology was that as a hunter, I only notice things when they are moving. That's correct, evolutionarily speaking, right? Right?
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 31/07/2026
⭐⭐☆☆☆ "Captain ignored every warning. Crew deceased. Would not recommend." How they all die during the Odyssey: www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte... #odyssey #nolan
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One big chart: deaths in the Odyssey
Would you rather be eaten by a Cyclops or fall off a roof and break your neck? Here’s how the plucky adventurers perish during the course of the story
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 30/07/2026
Bit worried that this is will lead to a Fifa vs UEFA Superbowl of Soccer extravaganza.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 30/07/2026
I am a bit worried that UEFA threatening to boycott FIFA tournaments will eventually lead to a Fifa vs UEFA Superbowl of Soccer extravaganza.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 30/07/2026
Bit worried that this is will lead to a Fifa vs UEFA Superbowl of Soccer extravaganza.
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 29/07/2026
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El Dirko @mindskills.substack.com · 29/07/2026
Off to Germany to deliver a "Coach yourself to confidence" event. First lesson: How to confidently place your towel to claim your own personal space.
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