‘My memory is so bad’. You might’ve heard that. Is that a legitimate reason to not remember things? Or is it an excuse? What did people do before photos? Just blank
Category: I don’t get it
White lies & ComplainingWhite lies & Complaining
How much do these two things affect who we are and the lives we live? When you get something challenging to do, instead of thinking, ‘Damn this is hard…’, is
Step 1: Live, Step 2: DieStep 1: Live, Step 2: Die
Step 1: Live Step 2: Die That’s the path and the instructions for being absolutely any living organism on this planet. It’s that simple. But then why does Step 1
I don’t know shitI don’t know shit
I’ve got a lot of good stuff in my life but I’m also really bad at a lot of stuff. I’ve figured out what’s important for me in a few
Murdering Murphy’s LawMurdering Murphy’s Law
I’ve written before about what a load of goatshit Murphy’s Law is. As a theory it’s about as accurate as ‘A watched toaster never pops’ or ‘Don’t look a dragon
Doing the limbo with your lifeDoing the limbo with your life
In Mark Manson’s The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck, he talks about this guy… He was a mega-talented guitarist, who was going to take over the world with his
BragBrag
A very successful, but more importantly, a very good writer recently bragged to me about how well his book is doing. And I’m glad he did. But there’s a difference between bragging
Wasting timeWasting time
Is it possible to waste absolutely zero time? In My Experimental Life, A.J. Jacobs experiments with getting rid of all irrational beliefs and myths he’s been told by the internet, his
CompromiseCompromise
I always thought that compromise in a relationship means both people not getting what they want. I’ve also heard people say they don’t think that’s right though – that it’s
Something will definitely go wrongSomething will definitely go wrong
I have been married exactly 0.0 times but from what I guess, and from what I gather from other people, the following is (unqualified) advice I’d give to someone just before
More than 10 years on: no progress to reportMore than 10 years on: no progress to report
I don’t know whether to feel good or bad about this… I’ve been thinking about exactly the same thing for more than the last ten years. And I’m still no
Use it or lose itUse it or lose it
I spent the end of 2015 Helpxing on a couple farms in Ontario, Canada. Both places weren’t too far outside Ottawa, and the first was on a property owned by a
It’s just waterIt’s just water
I live in a place where people are pretty active. Whenever the sun’s out, there’s people out running around, walking their dogs, talking and chatting, fishing, everything. But when it
This is someone in the god damn zone.This is someone in the god damn zone.
Watch this from 6:20. This is someone just completely lost in what they’re doing. Just completely in the fucking zone. It is absolute magic. It’s also what Steven Kotler calls in
What is Israeli Chutzpah?What is Israeli Chutzpah?
Are Israeli people pushy? Kind of (at 2:07). But there’s a reason. Israelis don’t wait for things to happen. They make them happen. That’s why there’s so many great ideas
Got negative feedback?Got negative feedback?
Elon Musk is nuts. Nuts in the way that he does seemingly impossible things, and he expects nothing less from others. But damn, does he get things done. Huge, massive, interplanetary
Dances, long walks, candles, flowers, babies, house, shackles, chains, despair, prison, death.Dances, long walks, candles, flowers, babies, house, shackles, chains, despair, prison, death.
This was the best ever scene in That 70s show. Over the past few years, my fiancee and I have watched that scene so many times, and every time we
There once was a ‘mook’ called Dumbo feather, pass it on…There once was a ‘mook’ called Dumbo feather, pass it on…
On a sunny Saturday afternoon back in spring 2004, I went to an exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (Pretty sure it was the Edvard Munch one), and looking
The Secret Life of Walter MittyThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty
This is a good movie. It’s got Ben Stiller and Kristen Wiig and it’s about a guy who’s never done more in his life than travel to Arizona, and also
Mother nature – hurts so goodMother nature – hurts so good
Yesterday, my good friend Matt went back to Melbourne. On the last day he was here we did this thing at the local surf beach, where you face the shore,