Lifehacks

5 things on my mind this week

1. Living in the moment is not a mandate, not some happy state that I have to reason and force myself into. Sometimes, all it takes is hanging on a rock climbing wall with fingers grabbing onto two small rocks while sweating like crazy…The intentional part is the seeking and…

Making Bullshit Explanations

176.for Everything We Do

One thing I realized lately, we humans are very good at making bullshit explanations for everything we do.

When we fail, we make some stupid explanation of why we failed. Also when we…

Life is hard

173. And It always be

More or less life is a hardcore game. We are all trying to make it right someway or another way.

Some are better at controlling their impulses, doing what is right, whereas others are delusional enough with no hopes or…

39. Don’t underestimate the time required to truly finish something

It amazes me how often I feel like I’m close to finishing something, only for the final 10% to take me hours and hours.

35. Sometimes a little goes a long way

I’ve been living in Dar es Salaam for nearly 7 months now and I took some Swahili classes when I first arrived.

Sadly the last few weeks of classes were really tough because of work commitments and I lost interest in learning…

34. Think about what you want, not the price when looking at hotels

My wife and I are currently on a long weekend away at a beach resort in Zanzibar. It was a very last minute decision. We booked everything at around 9pm on Thursday and left Friday morning.