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
Category: The good life
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
The philosophy of: Bliss n EsoThe philosophy of: Bliss n Eso
Seems like a good day for this, since these guys play up here on the Sunshine Coast tonight. They’re kind of doing their own thing and aren’t like any other artists.
The Philosophy of: IllyThe Philosophy of: Illy
Illy’s a rapper (is he though?) but you’ll never hear an Illy song about bangin’ bitches, pimpin’ rides or makin’ it rain. He also doesn’t crap on about fame, fortune, status, success
What lights up your eyes? Life’s less about the ‘Meh’s and more about the ‘Fuck yeah!’sWhat lights up your eyes? Life’s less about the ‘Meh’s and more about the ‘Fuck yeah!’s
I have a friend who used to volunteer at an old folks home. And sometimes she’d ask the residents: ‘What’s something you wished you had’ve done more of in your
The Philosophy of: Bill S. Preston Esq. & Ted Theodore LoganThe Philosophy of: Bill S. Preston Esq. & Ted Theodore Logan
There’s so much first-rate philosophy fanned out across both Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bogus Journey, but theirs comes down to this: The first part… just. Works. Be excellent
Winning isn’t important. Learning is.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 others he was, or about winning the argument. His was
Are you invincible? If you think it, you are.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. But I’m not saying in terms of the physical you. Because
This blog is called ‘Why You Do It’, not ‘Why You Did It’ or ‘Why You’re Going to Do It’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 or even an hour ago (and most importantly, why) can
Time Travel – Probably the hardest thing to do.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 up the front) did it: But it’s not the same.
Exercise in Gratitude #3 – Being able to use your eyeballs to look at stuffExercise 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 – eyesight. And you’re breathing. And that’s something billions can
When you change…When you change…
This applies for pretty much anything you want to get better at: By changing your thinking, You change your beliefs, When you change your beliefs, You change your expectations When
The art of Hygge – The Scandinavian way of lifeThe art of Hygge – The Scandinavian way of life
‘Hygge’ is a Nordic word that closely translates to ‘cosiness’. It’s being comfortable, warm and connected to nature at the same time. And the Scandinavians also have a very close
How are your Ph levels?How are your Ph levels?
I could be wrong here, but I suspect that if you understand physics, and you understand Greek and Roman philosophy, you pretty much understand life. Philosophy teaches us about the
Don’t know what you want or need? Imagine tragedy.Don’t know what you want or need? Imagine tragedy.
The phrases ‘I want’ and ‘I need’ have no relation to one another. Saying ‘I want X and need Y…’ altogether in one sentence makes it sound like the two go together
Ben Lee said this, which doesn’t mean it’s definitely true. But it definitely could be.Ben Lee said this, which doesn’t mean it’s definitely true. But it definitely could be.
And it’s much more valid coming from Ben Lee than, for example, these people: – Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, or the other one – Lance Armstrong – Miley Cyrus – Billy
Try connect with everyone, you connect with no one.Try connect with everyone, you connect with no one.
One of the first things they teach you in writing class is to write to a specific audience. And the narrower the better, compared to one that tries to reach
Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo doo do.Doo doo doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo doo do.
Josh Waitzkin has this thing he does, and taught his son to do. Whenever he does something stupid, fucks up or something shitty happens, he thinks ‘This is Great!’ Which not
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