Dave Martin | Sports + stupidity ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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. So even though you can’t go back and change the past, you can work and change your future. People complain about bad luck or the hand they were dealt in life,…
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 no longer do. Be grateful.
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 you change your expectations, You change your attitude, When you change your attitude You change your behaviour, When you change your behaviour, You change your performance, When you change your…
‘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 relationship to the weather. Not one of judging whether it’s good, or bad, but one that has always been, and will always be, closely tied to their identity, survival and…
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 internal world –that of self-examination and why we do everything we do, so we can live the best life we can– and physics teaches us about the external world –how…
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 like pants and underpants or shoes and socks. But let’s examine this. Let’s say you go to an important event –like a job interview or a friend’s wedding– without socks…
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 Ray Cyrus – That uncle of yours who’s totally lost the plot and hasn’t got a clue – That guy who yelled at you in traffic that time, because ‘Learn…
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 all. Because if you try to make everyone happy you make no one happy. And as a result, if you actually have a personality –one of highs and lows, things…
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 only removes the weight a situation that most of the time is inconsequential, but also helps you move on. Today I went to put the coffee back up in the…
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 life. Other than one single email address for a couple things, you don’t need to let technology have any part in your life, let alone drive it. And even then,…