More resilient. More grounded. More raw. No matter which way you look at it, 2020 has been a year to remember. 2020 has required more from us than any year in recent history, and that we have made it through is nothing short of a miracle. The lessons from this year are ones we can …
You get some bleeding, you put on a bandage. Rinse and repeat. Temporary measures for temporary problems. So why don’t you just get a giant bandage? No more temporary problems, right? Well, bandages too are only meant to be temporary. Best to avoid bleeding in the first place. Always have long term fixes in mind …
If only we didn’t have to stay inside… if only my family could visit normally… if only we could visit that restaurant again… At this time of year, we typically get some time off to relax and spend as we please. But for most (well, maybe not those in NZ or Aussie), this year is …
How is it possible to be better than the people who do it well? In any endeavor, this question should always be in the back of your mind. And the answer is of course practice. Watch what they do. Analyse it. Try to emulate it. At least get to their level. By doing this you …
To think is to have an opinion, and to have an opinion is to offend someone. And if you’re anything like me, and you’re at the ‘a’ on the agreeableness scale, it takes a lot of practice just to get your opinion out sometimes. Personally, I find it really difficult to show disagreement with people …
Japan is famous for its toilets. That reputation can stick, although they aren’t by any means cheap. Maybe 6x what you’d pay for a standard toilet in NZ for one with all the bells and whistles. The bathroom is really nice. With a bath that keeps the water warm that you can preset, and even …
When working with people of the same industry on a joint project, for example to make a bigger pie, you have to be careful not to share too many secrets, of course, but also not to share too many of the same ideas. If you end up copying each other, which is fine for a …
I think I sit high in the scale of agreeableness, and this isn’t always a good thing. I find it really hard to say no to people a lot of the time, and sometimes I don’t let my true opinion out for fear of offending someone. Not letting your true opinion out is a recipe …
Yesterday Nathan and I recorded an episode of Ikiguys, and for the first time we livestreamed it. I thought YouTube had a restriction where you needed 1,000 subscribers to do so, but it appears that isn’t the case if you use your computer at home. Which got me thinking, this is quite a powerful tool. …
A few years ago, I bought a new phone. I had instant regret having spent more than $1000 on it, which I never imagined I’d do. But I figured I’d use it for at least five years like my last one (well, four years). However, within a week, I had dropped it and ruined the …
