I spent a large part of my childhood playing Chess. I grew out of it and into Basketball. I had to retire from the sport because I wrecked my knees (cze I am a punkass like that!) Okay. I sucked at the game and my team kept passing the ball to my face. I, therefore, … Continue reading Loving what you find
Okay. Looks like I have run my course. Done. Gatham Gatham. Going on to try something else now. I am done with writing and vice versa. Vielen Dank. Auf Wiedersehen. Writer's block. The Prolonged staring into empty space; continuously switching between walking about in a confined space and sitting on a chair; repeatedly writing sentences … Continue reading It’s Over
So much of what they tell you is a lie. A whole load of bullshit. I don't know which is a lie and which isn’t. I don't even know who “they” are. All I know is I am late to the party and this idea has become obsolete and been replaced by a revised and … Continue reading Who is going to win the Game of Thrones and more such astonishing revelations
The world is surrounded by mystery. The cosmos, galaxies, multi-verses. And within the tiny non-decrepit planet that's the earth are equally mysterious phenomena we simply ignore. One such: Why does the kid with the highest marks live in the same neighbourhood as the kid with the lowest? Is there a toothless fairy going around neighbourhoods … Continue reading Eating Glass
Experience is the great validator. It's why you get jobs. It's how you persuade people. And it's also what makes you fall in love for the fifteenth time hoping things will be different this time. We take experience too seriously. When the truth is we don't even know what it means. Experience, in itself, means nothing. … Continue reading On Experience
Ever googled someone's net worth? Want to know mine? Before we get there, here's a riddle: There are two people: one with a net worth of a billion dollars and the other with a net worth of a hundred thousand. If you had to feed one of them to a shark, who 'd you pick? … Continue reading Are you worth it?
Being yourself is a lazy abstraction that can make you feel good for no reason at all. The premise of my earlier essay on being yourself was we all want to be like someone else - and being yourself is an innately stupid idea invented by snobs. It's been a year since I wrote that … Continue reading In Pursuit of Okay
Awareness is a big deal. Know thyself is every philosopher's lower-back tattoo. What started as a method for quiet contemplation hit the post-modern mainstream and transformed into something hip and cool. And like most things hip and cool, what it really is, is nauseous and difficult to watch. Behind the epiphanic veil of awareness is … Continue reading 1. Read this 2. Know yourself 3. Rule the World
A Lion, a Dolphin, and an Elephant walk into a Hard Rock Cafe. Lion: Look, guys - I need to get something off my hairy chest: I really don't care who the king of the jungle is. Dolphin: Hey there Delilah, what's it like in New York City but, girl, tonight you look so pretty yes, … Continue reading Passion, Purpose & Happiness
Every generation has had its share of crumby personal development zeitgeists. The early 20th-century self-help was focused on prosperity. After half the world fell apart and everyone lost a massive amount of money, the 1950's focused on hope and humanity. As peace beckoned, the 1980's became about people yelling at you for 18 straight hours as a … Continue reading How to stop caring about how to stop caring about what people think
