It turns out time management needn't be all about multi tasking and productivity apps and calendars that can schedule down to the minute. Time management can be like standing in a sweet shop, wanting absolutely everything but only having €2. So how will you spend your €2? It appears that the biggest productivity hack in … Continue reading Time management philosophy →

'Hope you get better soon!' 'Hey, I heard you got hurt, are you ok?' 'We wish you a speedy recovery!' Its not often that people are forthcoming with expressions of feelings so it can be quite touching to hear 'Hey I care about you' or 'i hope you're ok' in all its various forms. To … Continue reading Milking the pain →

When the Lions go on tour you're supposed to leave your national pride at the door. It's supposed to be about cheering on the collective not the individual countries that make it up (Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales). We're all part of one team now! Woo! The thing is Lions tours are only a handful … Continue reading Lions fans staying divided →

"People are designed to be doers, to accomplish significant things during our time on earth. What we actually hate is to choke our lives up with low-priority activities that mean nothing at the end of the day. We recoil from wasting our lives on a myriad of things that have little or no significance in … Continue reading Sweating the small stuff →

England lost the Euro 2020s final to Italy last night. It was decided by penalties and it was poor young Saka who missed the crucial penalty. At first, my inclination was to feel sad for Saka. The poor fella, at nineteen years old this incident looks like it could do real damage and potentially haunt … Continue reading Saka sadness →

I think rugby is one of the few sports that terrifies beginners so much that they don't try it. They have an inkling of an inclination that they might like to play the sport but they convince themselves out of it. The biggest deterrent I believe is the tackling. The beginners are most likely watching … Continue reading Tackling deterrents →

Jeff is bad at basketball. Everyone knows that. Today Jeff scored from the halfway line but the crowd dismissed it as a fluke. In the next game scored 40 points (50% of the team's total) but the audience chalked it down to poor opposition. 'Lets see Jeff do that against the Devils' they said Then, … Continue reading Coffee Kryptonite →

The resistance (as Steven Pressfield defines it) truly is a worthy opponent. As soon as you master the 'distraction' level of difficulty the opposition will adapt and become more subtle in its approach. It gets particularly conniving when it poses as helpful rational thoughts. 'Do you feel that back pain? You haven't done your physio … Continue reading A worthy opponent →

Living in Ireland, you become aware fairly quickly of the general dislike of the English. I don't think it's a proper hatred. I think at an individual level each Irish person would be just as polite to an English person as they would an Irish person. I don't think it's a stretch to say that … Continue reading It’s coming home →

I hypothesise that if you feel smugness/relief/schadenfreude at another's mistake, then you could be terrified of making mistakes yourself. I have no proof or evidence that I'm correct, just a thought. Have a nice day!