Those who journey in a car these days are truly blessed with an embarrassment of riches. Most cars today are built with Bluetooth or aux cord connection capabilities. Even if you do own an old car, CDs and cassette tapes can still be bought. There is even such a thing as a cassette tape aux … Continue reading Driving whilst listening →

You don't often see obedience on a human being. It's only revealed after at least a small investigation. For example, wandering around a shop, you can't tell who's willfully not paying their taxes or parked illegally or ignoring their fathers wishes. But that's all changed now. Now everyone has to wear a face mask inside. … Continue reading Obedience mask →

All it takes is 3 minutes a day and you will live 10 years longer - guaranteed! Eh yes please, I'll start that right away! If you chop your vegetables this way, you will be able to save 3 seconds each time you cook. Meh, the reward is not worth the effort to change. I'm … Continue reading Worth the change? →

I think everyone imagines failing miserably at giving a speech. The difference, I reckon, is that the good speech makers channel that fear into preparation. The prospect of bombing horribly drives them to practice, write numerous drafts and get feedback long before the actual speech. That way, when the day arrives, they are cool calm … Continue reading Speech fear →

There are movies that spoon-feed you the morale of the story. Directors with a lesson they want to portray. A change they want to provoke in the audience. And then there is '2001: A Space Odyssey'. Possibly the weirdest film I've ever seen. It was progressing along fine, I was keeping up with the narrative, … Continue reading Past Jupiter →

It can feel very counterintuitive to schedule time to do nothing at all. To deliberately be unproductive. It can feel wrong and wasteful. Surely if we have a free hour we should be filling that time with some activity that will achieve a long term goal?!? I mean, come on now! We're only on this … Continue reading Deliberately unproductive →

You have to leave the house at 2. It's 1 now and it's going to take you half an hour to get ready. So you fart about. Then at 1:30pm, just as you're heading to go get ready, your partner/parent asks you to do the dishes. But you don't have any time! Your free time … Continue reading Leaving the house →

Yes dealing with pain can be taxing but I think it's nothing on the energy drain that is dreading the pain. It's bad enough that you have to tolerate a terrible job or a manipulative relative or an awful environment but to let them live in your head rent free too? Life's too short for … Continue reading Dreading pain →

There are some who argue that there is no such thing as free will. That when we see a delicious indulgent chocolate cake it's already a forgone conclusion that we will eat it. We may have to take the time to justify the decision, to convince ourselves why the choice is a good one but … Continue reading No free will →

I think a lot of people hide their excitement because they don't want to be mocked or seen as annoying. But I think an unrestrained enthusiastic greeting is a safe bet because I think it is largely viewed as a complement. How could you mock a person who is excited to see you?