Category: Why you do it

No news is good news pt. 2No news is good news pt. 2

In this post, Dr Money Mustache also talks about how to avoid wasting time. And it’s not just news, it’s ‘all forms of irrelevant information’. The philosopher Seneca said in On

No news is good newsNo news is good news

I’ve done this exercise with my students 3 different times now… ‘Get your books out and in groups, write down the biggest news events of the past 20 years. You

It’s who you know and also what they knowIt’s who you know and also what they know

Surrounding yourself with the right people makes you better. I’ve had a fair few positive role models since I left high school. And not just positive role models, but pretty inspirational

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

Captain Hindsight is nothing but a dumb asshole.Captain Hindsight is nothing but a dumb asshole.

I don’t know about you, but when I make a decision that I later think was wrong, I sometimes get pissed off and think, ‘God damn I can be a

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

I don’t feel good about thisI don’t feel good about this

Today I finished David Deutsch’s incredible book, The Beginning of Infinity, and went straight on to the next one I’ve got that I’ve been hanging to get stuck into, Bird by Bird by

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

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

Why I Do ItWhy I Do It

“The more of the details of our daily life we can hand over to the effortless custody of automatism, the more our higher powers of mind will be set free

Why I do it – Original About Me | January 2017Why I do it – Original About Me | January 2017

All positive and negative feedback is welcomed. The more brutally honest, the better. Just email on my email. “If you wish to improve, be content to appear clueless or stupid