I’ve written about gratitude on this blog more than I have my love for Snufkin or my hate for Murphy’s Law – Here, here, … More
Author: Dave
It’s not a question of ‘Can you do it?’, it’s ‘Do you want to?’ (and why?)
If you’ve ever had to do something hard, what doesn’t matter is how long it’ll take to learn or how … More
A great lesson I learned from one of the greats (Tzwika)
The people we meet all make and shape the person who we are. And the most inspirational and virtuous ones … More
Winning isn’t important. Learning is.
Even possibly the greatest thinker in history, Socrates, never thought he was right. And neither did he care about convincing … More
Are you invincible? If you think it, you are.
If you think to yourself ‘I’m invincible’, what’s to say it’s not true? Whatever you think about yourself, it’s true. … More
It took this bloke over 65 years to work out his ‘thing’
If you ever think ‘I’m too old’, ‘It’s too late to start’ or ‘I’m not good at anything’: The Only … More
This blog is called ‘Why You Do It’, not ‘Why You Did It’ or ‘Why You’re Going to Do It’
The present simple grammar form is actually crucial here. You and I are constantly changing so what you did yesterday … More
You’re not one thing or one person but a collection of so much and so many
This is Xavier from the movie, The Spanish Apartment (or its original French title, L’Auberge espagnole): But Xavier isn’t just Xavier. Just like you … More
Time Travel – Probably the hardest thing to do.
Going back in time is really, really hard. Even Cher couldn’t work out how to do it. These guys (the two … More
Exercise in Gratitude #3 – Being able to use your eyeballs to look at stuff
If you can read this, you are fortunate to have something that millions of people don’t have around the world … More