• Contemplating Death

  22 Mar 2017 I came across this post a few weeks ago which visually illustrates how little time we have on this planet. As humans, we are notoriously bad at really understanding how long we might have left, especially when we are young. It feels...

• Small Wins

  28 Feb 2017 Yikes, we’re already at the end of February. That means we’re two months into 2017. 16% of the year is gone. How are those new year resolutions going for you? Time flies if you’re not paying attention. I don’t know about you...

• What is Stoicism?

  25 Jan 2017 In my previous post, I talked about how the only thing completely within your control is your own mind. It being one of the central tenets of Stoic thinking. But what is Stoicism and why study it and follow its teachings? First,...

• Circle of control

  12 Jan 2017 If you’ve watched Chuck Lorre shows like the The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men you may have noticed the vanity cards shown at the end (I like to think of them as blogs for the small screen). They’re...

• 2016 - My year in review

  31 Dec 2016 In the wider world, it seems like 2016 has been disastrous in many ways. However, for me, 2016 was really a chance for a redo of 2015 as I’d originally wanted it to be. As it draws to a close it feels...

• Thoughts on Productivity

  07 Dec 2016 The traditional economic business definition of productivity is a simple equation: Productivity = Output / Input You either need to increase output compared to the input or decrease the input compared to the output. If you produce 5 widgets in one hour...

• Motivation is an illusion

  23 Nov 2016 Lately I’ve been thinking about motivation and how you make progress on your goals. First, in a week of serendipitous moments, I read an article by Amy Hoy. Then I listened to a podcast with Jocko Wilink who both talked about this...

• The Five Minute Journal

  23 Sep 2016 Sometimes life gets the better of you. I have been aiming to write an article each week but with limited time available it’s easy to let it slip. Suddenly you realise it’s been six weeks or so since you last posted. Limited...

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