Books Of Judgement

Usually this is where I would put a blurb about how I'm not a very social person and yet I am always the one who is organising social activities and point out the cognitive dissonance between those two things.

But, maybe I am a social person?

Maybe the part of my brain that insists I am not, is actually some sort of vestigial remnant of an old personality, no longer relevant but still hanging on. Like the coccyx, or the appendix, or wisdom teeth or any of the other leftover bits and pieces that haunt the human body.

Anyway, best to not delve too deeply into that now, because while this blog does act as something akin to therapy for me, the more important goal is to communicate something of value to the people who read it.

This time it's yet another variant of the fridge game.

You know, that game where you get a bunch of people together, get them all to submit a piece of media demonstrating some part of their life and then everyone takes turns guessing which piece of media belongs to which person?

It's a great game and I highly recommend it as a way to foster social cohesion within a group. The best part is that doesn't require physical proximity, making it a perfect fit for remote teams.

Having already done fridges, gardens and songs, I decided to go a bit more intellectual this time, getting everyone to submit a photo of their bookshelf or bookshelf equivalent.

True to form, it was another smashing success.

It turns out that bookshelves are pretty interesting representations of people. Perusing a persons selection of books is a great way to get insight into their interests and affinities, and can provide excellent fuel for conversation, especially when people start arguing over how good or bad a book was.

Just watch watch out for anyone with a copy of the Necronomicon.