I should've known better but I didn't stop. I just kept loading up on rave review after rave review and unbeknownst to me, my expectations were becoming impossibly high. So much so, that I created my own disappointment when the reality inevitably didn't live up to my imagination.

Social sacrifices - these are the time and effort you spend staying up to date on a certain topic with the sole purpose of participating in a certain conversation. For example you have no interest whatsoever in Love Island but you watch it every night because that's all the parents talk about at the school … Continue reading Social sacrifices →

I think the problem with trying to sum up an entire life in a movie/play is that there's no real tension. It's just an unfolding of events. This happened and then this happened and then this happened. Whether as a story about a moment in time has a villain or an enemy or a threat … Continue reading Tension-less →

There is one word that seems to be batted around a lot with the cream of the crop of elite athletes. Obsessed I've heard Michael Jordan, Tom Brady, Kobe Bryant and Jonny Sexton all at one point or another being labelled - obsessed. It goes to show where the standard is for preparation.

It's Friday night and you're treating the kids to a take away. Your plan is to get Mizzoni's, their favourite pizza place. But now, do you tell them it's Mizzoni's or leave it as a surprise? I think to maximize the joy you should enlist anticipatory joy. I think when your audience knows and loves … Continue reading Mizzoni’s pizza surprise →

I think there is a number of reasons why people become lecturers. Some love the teaching aspect, the knowledge sharing and nurturing of minds. They get a kick out of seeing someone progress, ask the right questions, inquire deeper, and master a topic. Some crave the academia and furthering of their own knowledge and clearly … Continue reading Lecturer types →

You've seen the movie. The protagonist starts a new school and another kid takes them under their wing and gives them a run down of all the cliques, gangs and posses. Essentially it's a briefing on social skills. "They're nice. They're not nice. Avoid X like the plague, he is a huge bully" A version … Continue reading The social brief →

Morgan had only known permanent jobs. That was until he planned to emigrate and found himself with a week free and in need of cash. So, he sought his uncle and his filling station. Soon he found the benefits of the short contract. There was no pressure to prove oneself or to build something for … Continue reading Here temporarily →

"Ugh I hate being flawed it's so average. Especially with such a basic one like low self esteem - yuk how common!" "I should have one of those premium flaws like one of those French looking misunderstood artists." Snobbery can take any form.

I think the trouble people get into with management-subordinate relationships is when they bring power into it. Nobody wants to be dominated and no one wants to be seen as lesser. Therefore the old classics of respect, honesty, and seeing another human being as just another human being is the way to go.