In a previous blog post I spoke about how convergent thinking arrives too soon. We rarely get to silence the critic in our head for long enough to have a good idea. Which is a shame because we weren't always like this. Remember when you were 5 and the ideas just flew off the top … Continue reading Come on now be realistic →

Apparently nobody butters up Chris Rock anymore. They just go straight for the ... "Hey man, can I have $5,000?" No preamble, no compliments and no pretending to care how he is, just straight to the point. Now if Chris Rock didn't get good at saying no, he'd have no more money to give. If … Continue reading Say no to save yourself →

Why don't we do it earlier? Then we'd have to change all the invites and finish earlier which would mean changing the schedule too and that's a hack and a half. What if we got the Excelsior package? We don't have enough money for that and it's too late to upgrade. Ok what if we … Continue reading Convergent v divergent →

Apparently responding with empathy does not mean listing off a ton of ways to solve their problem.Whenever I heard problems or ruminated on my own difficulties I always thought brainstorming solutions was the most beneficial exercise.But it turns out that can be quite off-putting to others.Replying with empathy also doesn't mean getting angry on their … Continue reading Replying with empathy →

You have 900 unread emails in your inbox.You'd love to reply to each and every one of them but there's 900 of them!Where do you even start? 900! Inbox zero is so far away you feel likes it's an impossible achievement.Also 900 is not a static number, everyone else is not going to pause their … Continue reading 900 unread emails →

To further my hypothesis that one must understand the plot before they can rave about a story, I think this is true because of the inevitable discussions that follow. People like to talk about novels & movies and people often ask what your favourite movie is. If you say Interstellar there's a good chance you'll … Continue reading Understanding before selling →

The plague of 'always on'. These 'always on' times mean there are more emails and texts sent than ever before. It also means that work emails sent after hours are getting closer and closer to becoming common place. Not only is it easier than ever to unconsciously become a workaholic but it has also ratcheted … Continue reading Always on expectations →

"In any case, giants like Karkus -- overload em with information an' they'll kill yeh jus' to simplify things" Rubeus Hagrid I hypothesize that everyone's favourite film is one that they fully understand. I posit that if the materials soars over your head then you're unlikely to love it, in fact you're more likely to … Continue reading Stay with me audience →

"$1,000,000 in the bank isn't the fantasy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it supposedly allows. The question is then, how can one achieve the millionaire lifestyle of complete freedom without first having $1,000,000" Tim Ferriss An interesting quote that makes total sense. You don't want the cash, you want what the cash … Continue reading Lotto fantasising →

I've read/heard somewhere that the insecure can't handle the lulls of conversations. They equate silence with awkwardness and feel an overwhelming urge to fill it. I can see some merit in that statement but also what about the benefits of contributing and spending your time well? Are you really going to get all dressed up … Continue reading Insecure in silence →