And smack it square in the face. — I went cold turkey on Medium. I had the best intentions of writing at least two articles a week, every week, with dreams of building an active and engaged readership. I was slowly starting to gain traction, starting off with an unexpected level of consistency and commitment. …

I love lists. Lists stop my life from coming apart at the seams. They represent order, harmony and action. Lists are the holy grail for those of us who are self-diagnosed with OCD. I remember typing down a few things just before finishing my final year of high school, a…

Everything about the system is screwing us. — Debt is a weird thing. We rely on it so heavily that it’s become an accepted, even celebrated rite of passage into adulthood. Getting a new car, buying a new house, perhaps worst of all, celebrating your status with top-tier credit card. In and of itself, we wouldn’t really be…

You’ll have bad days — we all will. — Nicolas Cole argues that content creation is about volume. I would agree with him on that. It’s an approach that’s garnered social media superstars thousands of followers, in feeds where noise emanates from all over. But for any average person, creating content at scale simply never works. Unless you’re a…

The only camera glass you’ll ever need. — The main piece of advice that is doled out to photographers just starting out is usually something along the lines of: Upgrade your glass before you switch your camera body. While there isn’t much to differentiate sensors between manufacturers and models, lens quality can vary wildly depending on what you’re…

The most epic running spectacle in the Southern Hemisphere? Undoubtedly. — On Sunday the 10th of June, approximately 20,000 runners stood outside the Pietermaritzburg City Hall, awaiting the gunfire that would set them off on a route spanning 90.184km. Of those 20,000-odd, 16,477 crossed over in the regulation 12 hours. Some came achingly close, only to be denied by seconds. The…

When it comes to cameras, bigger isn’t always better. — Gear comparisons are always a contentious topic within the photography fraternity. Photographers are most commonly associated with one of four major brands; Canon, Nikon, Sony or Panasonic. Prospective camera buyers pore over spec sheets and DXOMark scores before spending their hard-earned cash on their next imaging investment. My last camera…

How much does Friday night really mean to you? — “If you’re working for the weekend, your s**t is broken.” — Gary Vaynerchuk. Versions of GaryVee’s famous quotable quote are now all too commonplace amongst productivity pundits. More than anything, this ‘nugget’ of productivity wisdom speaks to waning levels of job satisfaction and an increasing workload that most of us…

And the People Who Are Shaping It — Renaissance [ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns, ren-uh-sahns, -zahns, -sahns] — noun: the activity, spirit, or time of a great revival… marking the transition from the medieval to the modern. Estimates for people who classify themselves as runners in the US (including jogging) topped out at 65 million in spring of 2017. Only…