I think one of the problems with AI is that it offers a workaround for understanding. If for some reason I was tasked with writing a blog post on neuroscience I could ask ChatGPT to do it for me. I hand it in for my fake biology course and the lecturer thinks I'm smart but … Continue reading Long live the imposter →

Watching motivational videos can be very inspiring but sometimes they fail to cure us. Sometimes I think we need a more personal approach. Ideally we would have a one to one appointment with one of those gurus whose videos we watch all the time but that's expensive and unlikely to happen. But I think we … Continue reading Personalized coaching →

The professional rugby player has to constantly recalibrate where to point his competitiveness. Club enemies become colleagues at the provincial level. Opponents are enemies at provincial level but then change to teammates at international level. Then your prejudices and patriotism has to be put aside if you're on the Lions squad. Even at an individual … Continue reading Competition changing →

The young, cocky, talented, up and comer wins. Boring. There's an inevitability about that. That's how it should be. The fastest and fittest should win. Now let's consider an alternative... The older athlete who was tragically robbed of his career due to a horrific accident mounts a comeback. He's been humbled by life's cruelty and … Continue reading The redemption story →

One part of me said: Don't show that you're hurt. You're a man and you have to laugh it off, quick! And the other part said: Why are we bothering lying? Yes we were hurt by that comment, it was nasty and we're human beings, it's ok to be hurt by such a comment. So … Continue reading Showing hurt →

You hear about these long marriages ending and you think wow what could have happened to break them up after 20 years? Your mind races to the spectacular like Arnold Schwarzenegger having a baby with the housekeeper and ending his marriage of 35 years. And you think it must've been something massive! But it's just … Continue reading Nothing spectacular →

I was running around sweating and stressing, deathly afraid of the finger being pointed at me. But once I stopped and took responsibility for my actions I calmed instantly. Although I was still nervous about being punished I felt like I had done the right thing. I owned up to what I was guilty of … Continue reading Responsible rest →

"And I'll pay the deposit this week" It was a tense moment. Bobert could have gotten very angry with Cark. Bobert could have pointed out that it was Cark holding up the entire group and that it was his idea in the first place and everyone has been waiting on him for 3 months now. … Continue reading Grateful for grace →

'You do that love' That has to be the best response for someone threatening to tell on you. Because it speaks to a supreme confidence in one's position and a complete indifference to what is supposed to be a threat. If only I had it in my arsenal back on the playground.

Cal wished he had a tragic event happen to him.Because then he would have an excuse to change.It would be his origin story.Like Batman - Parents killed by a criminal, so he devotes his life to fighting crime.That's a story that sells.Obviously Cal doesn't want his parents to die for him to lose some weight … Continue reading Cal’s causes for change →