The full archive of my newsletter, covering psychology, philosophy, business and culture. Every post features a photo from my travels.
People spend their lives chasing passion. We have dreams of what life should be like. What it could be like, once we find the magic that's missing. We all want to get paid to do something we love. And we want to be paid well for it! To...
We quickly get used to the sound of alarm bells. My smart watch keeps vibrating, every single hour, reminding me to stand up. I turned on the feature because I know sitting for too long is unhealthy. And when I say I know, I KNOW. I know it in my...
Is the glass half empty or half full? Apparently, your answer indicates whether you’re an optimist or a pessimist. I think that’s silly. It’s a question of orientation, not optimism. Are you picking it up or putting it down? What’s your motivation in the scene? Are...
If nobody has told you this already, well done. I won't go as far as to say congratulations, but seriously, give yourself a pat on the back. Well done. In the past two years you have been tried and tested; pulled and stretched. If you're reading...
Some of the best lessons you learn in life are the hard ones. When those revelations arrive on your doorstep, they're rarely cute and small and neatly wrapped like fortune cookies in a chinese restaurant. Instead, you open the door and the mailman smacks you in the mouth....
When we talk about our lives we're encouraged to share the highlights. The greatest hits. And when we talk about success, we largely only hear the brave tales from the survivors. Those stories are usually tainted by hindsight bias. We hear about the inevitability of success, but not...
