The 80-20 principle applies to pretty much anything you can think of in your brain organ right now. Anything you give heaps of fucks about, do it, give 80% of
Month: August 2017
Is there a Guinness World Record for the ESL teacher who talks about death the most? Because I think I got it. [+ another student of mine inspires me]Is there a Guinness World Record for the ESL teacher who talks about death the most? Because I think I got it. [+ another student of mine inspires me]
Today in my class I had my students complete the end of conditional sentences so they were true for them (like, ‘I won’t stop studying English until…’ or ‘I’ll always
How to time-travel on $0.00 a dayHow to time-travel on $0.00 a day
I’ve said it before and I’ll say one more time right up in here right here right now: travelling through time is god damn freaking hard. And when those pesky physicists finally
I just invented ‘Reverse Murphy’s Law’. Dumb, right? Yep, just like Murphy’s Law.I just invented ‘Reverse Murphy’s Law’. Dumb, right? Yep, just like Murphy’s Law.
Murphy’s Law is demented. Because, every day, we notice and pay much more attention to, and make a big deal about the few little things that don’t go our way,
A life of deception is a life in prison [The philosophy of: People Places Things #2]A life of deception is a life in prison [The philosophy of: People Places Things #2]
Sidenote: There’s a spoiler here. ——- So at one point in People Places Things Jemaine Clement’s character (Will) kisses his ex (Charlie), while in a new relationship with a new woman
‘Happiness is not a sustainable condition’ [The philosophy of: People Places Things]‘Happiness is not a sustainable condition’ [The philosophy of: People Places Things]
I wrote about this quote the other day (still don’t know who said it though): What is Happiness? It’s the moment right before you need more happiness. And in People Places
Thoreau was shit at mathsThoreau was shit at maths
I forgot what he said exactly but Henry David Thoreau said that wood is the gift that gives warmth twice –once when you chop it down and once when you
A student of mine inspires me with a great answerA student of mine inspires me with a great answer
Yesterday I asked my ESL class this: ‘What’s your dream?’ And one of my Saudi Arabian students spoke up. He had every right to come up with something like: to
Was Machiavelli a cunt?Was Machiavelli a cunt?
There’s this beautiful series of 20 books called ‘Great Ideas’ published by Penguin. These are the two I have: And one of the others in the series is The Prince by
Is it ambitious to aim to be completely unambitious? [I have no ambition.]Is it ambitious to aim to be completely unambitious? [I have no ambition.]
I have no ambition, or at least that’s my goal. My ambition’s to be completely without ambition. When I was 21, back in 2004, one day after uni during rush
Fuck passion. Give a shit, but don’t be passionate.Fuck passion. Give a shit, but don’t be passionate.
When you’re passionate about something, you become blind to any evidence or opinions against it. It’s easy to start thinking yours is the only way. There’s a difference between giving