In the movies 'We live in time' and 'Irreplaceable you' both terminally ill women seem to come to the same conclusion. First they spend an immense amount of time either trying to find their partner a replacement wife or training for an elite cooking competition. Only for both to come to the same conclusion that … Continue reading Simple things with loved ones →

There is enough suffering in the world that I reckon with just one hour of consuming certain content on your phone you could send yourself into a depressive state. There is enough injustice in the world that it could confine you to the foetal position for the next 60 days. Even the noble souls who … Continue reading Limiting caring →

Trivial Pursuit is not a fun game in my opinion. You either know the answer or you don't and more often than not you don't know the answer. So you sit there feeling like an idiot making little to no progress for hours at a time. Forgetting that the knowledge to win the game is … Continue reading Fun pursuit →

The youth today are more health conscious than previous generations. I wonder why? There will be lots of different factors contributing to this movement but I think the main one is social media. I think feeling obligated to post an image of yourself regularly and showcasing your size to all of your wider circle would … Continue reading Healthy youth →

The big fat quiz of the year is heavily biased towards the viral moments of the year. It doesn't ask questions like who won gold at this year's Olympics? Or who won the presidential election and by how much? Instead it asks questions along the lines of why was this pole vaulter disqualified? With the … Continue reading Big fat quiz of the year →

He's gobbling up the self help books like they're tic-tacs. I hope he knows he's doomed to remain a flawed human and can never become a perfect machine. I wonder, if he knew this, would he invest in more fun in his life?

I didn't expect much from it and I was pleasantly surprised. So, ok, I thought, I'll have low expectations for this next night and that way I will strategically have a great night. But that was superficial pessimism and deep down I knew it. I was hopeful not despondent and that was my downfall. I … Continue reading Committing to pessimism →

The Christmas holidays hold so much promise. At least ten days where the world stands still. You think, finally I'll get to recharge my batteries. You imagine curling up all warm and snuggly on the couch with a good book relishing in the slowness of time. Then reality arrives with crying babies, whimpering dogs, far … Continue reading Vision of calm →

I've just seen a YouTube account that has close to 3 million subscribers and from a quick review it appears to be a factory of content. They have a strategy for short form video and a separate video for long form videos. Both are reacting to other YouTube videos. They've stumbled upon a formula and … Continue reading The reactor →

Seeing the older generation of relatives interact with the even older generation of relatives is like watching a prequel movie. "Ah that's why they are the way that they are"