What I’ve learned from a 30-second practice over a 2-year experiment. — I’ve tried countless techniques and methods to optimise my wellbeing. This is one of the rare ones that has become a mainstay in my daily ritual. Why? I’ll explain. But first, here’s the backstory. 2015 was rough. I was fighting to get my first startup off the ground. I worked…

A time capsule of my year in learning. — It’s not about what you’ve learned; it’s about what you do with what you’ve learned. But, how can you apply what you’ve learned if you don’t remember them in the first place? So, last year, in an attempt to find out if I could learn and remember better, I ran…

What To Do When You Bare Your heart And Nobody Shows Up. — Two weeks ago, I published a post that revealed something extremely close to my heart and the response has been, wait, I’m trying to find the words for it. Right, spectacularly underwhelming.

A myth inspired by a true story; a true story inspired by myths. The Japanese say you have three faces. The first face, you show to the world. The second face, you show to your close friends and your family. The third face, you show to no one. …

A short essay on why we should treat relationships like gardening. Best read together with How To Choose Who To Spend Your Time With. 1 — Survey Relationships are like gardening; you reap what you sow. To be a good gardener, first, you need to survey the lay of the land…

A simple method for how to preserve and use our time and energy on relationships that matter. After years of unfulfilling work, Bronnie Ware was searching for something more meaningful. Despite having no prior experience, Bronnie found herself stumbling into palliative care, where she spent several years caring for patients…

The results of a year-long experiment in 2016 where I’ve recorded all of my learnings (456 in total). The Beginning Of The End A brief thought on reflecting effectively One of the reasons why I love year-ends is because the “end” of anything always gives rise to opportunities for reflection. We may build an understanding…

4 years ago I received a letter I wrote to myself 10 years ago. A letter I had completely forgotten writing… “The following is an e-mail from the past, composed 5 years, 8 months and 27 days ago, on September 18, 2006.” Imagine my surprise when I received an…

11 unexpectedly meaningful life lessons from an impulsive decision. The story began when, together with three friends, I spontaneously signed up for an olympic distance triathlon (sounds fancy but it’s just the standard triathlon distance; 1.5km swim, 40km bike, 10km run) only seven weeks prior to the actual race day…