To be able to recommend something to someone, it helps if you’ve experienced it before. When someone disagrees with your decision to do something, tell them that you are doing it to get experience, so you can then offer them advice on whether to do it or not in the future. In a way, your […]

Although on the surface it may not look like it, there’s a stark difference between ‘could you do this’ and ‘do this please’. ‘Could you do this ‘ is actually taking the person’s time and opinion into account. ‘Do this please’, being an imperative, doesn’t. So even though you are using what should be polite […]

Sure he may be rude. Sure he may slam the coffee cups. Sure he may snap at you for touching his antique weights. But this guy, he just doesn’t care. The only thing he cares about is giving you the best cup of coffee you’ve ever had. And that’s exactly what he does. If Mr. […]

Taking one for the team. Someone's gotta do it. Sometimes you get chosen. Don't get caught up. Take it on the chin. Suck it up. Do it. Move on. Don't do it for the credit either. Do it for the positive impact. And move on.

The Heart Sutra is a Buddhist sutra that is essentially all the realisations Gautama Buddha had when he reached enlightenment.

North Japan’s Premiere Location for Spiritual Rebirth: The Dewa Sanzan (Yamagata) Take a step through the Zuishinmon gates and into the cedar forests of Mt. Haguro and you will instantly be whisked into another world, the world of the Dewa Sanzan. Located in the middle of Yamagata Prefecture, the Dewa Sanzan is the collective name […]

Yesterday I saw Yesterday (no pun intended). The premise is that a struggling musician gets into an accident where he realises he is the only one who knows The Beatles' songs. First up, I thought it was a good film. Although I think I'm likely to say that about any film I choose to watch. […]