The Third Half Weekly
Evergreen myths, Madchester legends, cantrips at the board table, flooded Europe, a Sri Lankan camp worker who travels further than you, and a Rashik-shaped week of Clean Shorts.
— I’m No Expert, But… When Is “Evergreen” Actually Green?
Your refresh cycle might not be the responsible choice — it might just be the comfortable one. Scott asks the grown-up sustainability question nobody enjoys: when does the lifecycle delta actually justify tearing everything out and starting again? Spoiler: “new” is not a synonym for “green.” 🌿💻 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/im-no-expert-but-when-is-evergreen
— Tom Hingley – Musician of the Month (March) ‘On the Turntable’
The Inspiral Carpets frontman, 1,600+ gigs on the same guitar, a new album brewing, and an incognito side project that may or may not be him (it is). A proper natter — not an interview — about emotional volume, creative independence, and what turning 60 looks like when you’ve still got things to say. 🎸🏴 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/tom-hingley-musician-of-the-month
— From Prestidigitation to Cantrip (and Why It Matters at Work)
Forget the grand keynote and the dramatic restructure. The real organisational magic? It’s the reframed question, the well-timed joke, the short email that shifts the mood. Small spells. Disproportionate consequence. A vocabulary lesson that’s also a leadership lesson. 🪄✍️ https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/youre-right-it-sits-in-the-fabric
— Under Water, Underplayed? Europe’s Climate Reality Check
Not doom, not denial — just the uncomfortable middle ground. Europe is the fastest-warming continent, flood events are becoming the norm, and the tide charts are not ideological. The physics don’t care about election timetables, and the reinsurance markets are already doing the maths. 🌊📊 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/under-water-underplayed-europes-climate
— The World Travels to Me – Sri Lanka
A young camp worker in Sri Lanka who will probably never leave the country told Scott something that landed harder than any safari sighting: “I’m blessed. In this job, the world travels to me.” Thirty-five years of air miles. One quiet line. Slight rebalancing required. 🌍🍵 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/the-world-travels-to-me-sri-lanka
— Clean Shorts: Rashik Parmar
Tech leader turned community builder. Five mates, a box of wires, and a lockdown idea that became Rangoli Radio — 59 presenters, 10,000+ listeners across 182 countries. In a world full of scrolling and reacting, a space where people actually listen. Turns out that’s radical now. 🎙️📻 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/the-third-half-clean-shorts-rashik
— Clean Shorts: When Tech Breaks
Rashik again, this time on the $2 trillion a year we haemorrhage through tech failure — and why we’ve quietly stopped designing for when things go wrong. The Vodafone outage vs. an 11-second radio handover. One lesson. Which infrastructure model do you want to bet your life on? ⚡🔧 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/the-third-half-clean-shorts-when
— Clean Shorts: Sarah Greasley
From IBM’s mainframe era to group CTO at Direct Line to AWS — and then a choice. Not retirement. Redesign. Sarah Greasley talks about the fear, the silence, the overnight loss of your support squad, and why fractional life isn’t a step back. Build your network before you need it. She’s living proof. 💼🔄 https://www.thethirdhalf.uk/p/the-third-half-clean-shorts-sarah
one more thing Forward this to the colleague who thinks refreshing the infrastructure every three years is “being responsible,” the mate who’s still chasing air miles like they’re the point, and anyone who needs a reminder that the biggest shifts rarely come from spectacle — they come from cantrips.