I often cringe at such listicles but here I am writing one.I cringe because humanity keeps finding the same principles to be true and yet every time we discover it, it feels new.Perhaps we enjoy reading lessons other people share to ensure we’ve foun...

Writing advice is always the same: it’s not about you, it’s about the reader. Yet I find that what I enjoy reading most is someone waffling about themselves.I’m sick of I went to the Galapagos and here are 10 lessons I learned&nbs...

Gregg Schoenberg — The Relationship MatrixGreg is a very interesting guy with a background in banking and financial corporations. I picked up on his Relationship Matrix in this podcast. Highly recommend you give it a listen.His view on rela...

Out of many things only grandparents allow kids to do, my favourite was watching American Wrestling which aired way past my bedtime.My grandma would be fast asleep and I’d be glued to a TV. I was 10 and head over heels for John Cena.Check o...

You’re such a fucking loser - says the voice in my head as I contemplate my career choices.This isn’t good enough. Do better. It’s not perfect, don’t release it. Why bother - I hear as I sit down to write.I have a nasty, judgemental vo...

I went into psychology to help people, only to find out that it deals with one, out of many layers, of the human experience. So I pivoted into coaching where I spent the next 3 years of my career.This is what I learned 👇Everybody Thinks The...

Social interactions gone unhealthy“Because there is so little opportunity for intimacy in daily life, and because some forms of intimacy (especially if intense) are psychologically impossible for most people, the bulk of the time in serious social li...

When I called the series how my world works, I meant how I constructed it for myself. As I’ve said in part 1 and I’m sure will repeat again, I don’t think of any of it as truth. It’s more of how I relate to the world that makes the most sen...

I just finished helping a friend install smart blinds. A day before, I helped her with the kitchen pipes issue. A week before that, I’ve done the garden. A few weeks before that, I cleared out the house.This is what I encountered:When we spend resour...

11 quotes from thought leadersDo the hard thing in the short-term"Remember, misery is comfortable. It's why so many people prefer it. Happiness takes effort. Also, courage -- it's incredibly comforting to know that as long as you don't crea...

So for a good chunk of time, perhaps the last 6 months + I’ve felt like such a loser. I lost count of how many times I said it to my friends. I kept telling myself that story and it felt real.Outside looking inObjectively, this is how ...

I’ve decided to sit down and finally put down my worldview on paper. I highly recommend doing so yourself - things become much clearer.I went through a period of destabilization in the last 6 months - I reached a point where I learned so many psychol...

Health is your first wealth.Feeling “fine” is a dangerous attitude.Low standards are the high cost of low living.Life is a dance between personal agency and universal power.If you don’t know what you want, other people will choose for you.Reflection ...

What do you spend your time on that's bullshit?A question that emerged in my mind a few months into year 29. I don’t know if it’s social conditioning, a transitional period, or both, but something about turning 30 started bothering me.Where have I be...

Current “health” standardThey say striving to be fit is healthy. And sure it’s healthier than starving yourself till your ribs are showing but if you think you’re healthy by continuously obsessing over your butt/waist/hips size you’re delusional.You ...