When you don’t eat for a while (I’m talking at least 8 hours, or longer) and then you finally do get a bite of something, whether it’s a nasty, greasy burger, a
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Life lessons taught by my dog Chunky pt.3Life lessons taught by my dog Chunky pt.3
When you’re picking up dog poo in the backyard, it’s important not to look for the poo –it’s to look where you’re stepping. It’s just like life,
6 years on, this is still why you need to stop using Facebook6 years on, this is still why you need to stop using Facebook
This video’s a bit dated with its abbreviations (and I’m pretty sure the poke thing doesn’t exist anymore), but all the other stupid stuff you see about Facebook are just
Kids couldn’t care less about limitsKids couldn’t care less about limits
When you’re a kid there’s no limits. You haven’t learnt what is and isn’t impossible yet. Your boundaries haven’t been tainted by what grown-ups have already seen and heard. Then
Don’t read this. Seriously, don’t.Don’t read this. Seriously, don’t.
Clickbait is everywhere. Basically anything on the internet is clickbait. But it’s not different to anything else in life either. Newspaper headlines, movie names, even book titles are all cooked
If technology’s driving our lives, who’s the passenger?If technology’s driving our lives, who’s the passenger?
I heard someone on Triple J Radio say today: ‘Technology is driving our lives.’ No. It isn’t. If it is, you’re letting it. So you’re the passenger in your own
Success lies in the process not in the praiseSuccess lies in the process not in the praise
Academy and Grammy award winners talk about the crash they feel soon after they win. They get the high of the victory but soon after, many think ‘Is that it?
This could be your last day on Earth. Okay, go.This could be your last day on Earth. Okay, go.
If this were the last day you were going to be alive, what would you do? And at the end of it, would you be happy with how you spent
The pointless pursuit of legacyThe pointless pursuit of legacy
Devoting all your effort and time into leaving a legacy is like going to Disneyland and instead of actually going on the rides, you spend the whole day convincing people
Constant ConsciousnessConstant Consciousness
You can make as much money as you can or buy or collect as many things as you want but there’s one thing that can’t be recovered. The thing that once
How to declutter and ‘Kondo’ your devicesHow to declutter and ‘Kondo’ your devices
This is Marie Kondo. She teaches people ‘the Japanese art of decluttering and organising.’ Marie Kondo (or ‘KonMari’) recommends going through all your things, category by category¹ and only keeping those that
Gratitude for my mumGratitude for my mum
If you google ‘What’s the most important thing in life?’ I doubt ‘gratitude’ comes up as the #1 result¹. But it is. Gratitude for being alive, gratitude for having what
Everybody’s free (to HAVE TO listen to this song at least once a year)Everybody’s free (to HAVE TO listen to this song at least once a year)
I hate to use the word ‘should’ because it implies judgement that that person is wrong and I’m right, but you know what, fuck it –every person SHOULD watch this video at
Internet trolls are like hockey fans behind the glassInternet trolls are like hockey fans behind the glass
When an internet troll’s at his computer¹, he sees himself like this: But in reality, he’s probably as tough and hardcore as this: Ask anyone who’s been successful in what
RoutineRoutine
How did ‘routine’ get such a bad name? Anyone whoever got good at ANYTHING –any skill, craft, any sport, any instrument or any discipline– didn’t do ‘a little bit today’,
0K (100 straight days of posts)0K (100 straight days of posts)
A student walks up to me after the class I taught as a substitute today… ‘You’re gonna hate me… but all these boxes… this is how many times today you
Binding changeBinding change
Occasionally we hear of customs, practices, laws or traditions that surprise, shock or even sicken us. I’m thinking of things like Japanese whaling, women not being allowed to drive in
Happiness only real when shared, BUT…Happiness only real when shared, BUT…
A lot of us are familiar with the story of Into the Wild. Dude (Christopher McCandless or ‘Alexander Supertramp’) ditches all his material possessions, leaves behind the ratrace and his
No complaintsNo complaints
This is Turia Pitt (on the cover of her recently released memoir). Her story’s remarkable (for a good version, read this), it’s one that’s necessary to understand who she is and
How to deal with the most awkward question there isHow to deal with the most awkward question there is
Ever been in this situation? — How the HOLY GODDAMN HELL do you reply to that question??? ‘What’s up’? or: or just the polite: My friend Jonesy is one of the