Dreams, Problems, and Procrastination
In this week's IMM, I talk about what happens if all you do is talk about your dreams, how you can change the meaning of problems and why procrastination might not be what you think it is.
Annual Reviews, New Year's Resolutions & Earning your Manpoints
In this week's IMM, I talk about running an annual review, setting new year's resolutions and what it means to earn Manpoints.
Meaning over purpose, are you nice because you're nice, don't be ashamed of your effort
In this week's IMM, I talk about why you should look at what gives you meaning now rather than focusing on a single purpose, thoughts around where being nice comes from, and that you shouldn't be ashamed of making an effort.
Experts aren't always the best teachers, perseverance over intensity
In this week's IMM, I talk about who may be best suited to teach you, how perseverance is a greater predictor of success than intensity, and how Adler thought about our past experiences.
Don't compare "worst" things, the price of inaction, the difference between humans and animals
In this week's IMM I talk about how your worst experience is your worst experience, what consequences we face when we do nothing, and how we differ from deers.
Figuring out the end goal first, better done than perfect, your circle is everything
In this week's IMM I talk about why you should have the end goal in mind, why starting is better than waiting until you find perfection, and how the people you surround yourself with affects your life.
Slowing Down, Holding Thoughts Loosely, False Peaks
In this week's IMM I talk about how slowing down can help us to feel, why you should be embarrassed of who you were a year ago, and what mountaineering can teach us about life.
Yoghurt Lid Effect, Material Desires, You Are The Best You
In this week's IMM I talk about things that make us human, how it is easier to achieve material desires than ignore them, and how you don't need to try and be anyone else.
Ways of feeling envy, celebrating the process, second order emotions
In this week's In My Mind (IMM) I explore how you can turn envy from a sin to a learning opportunity, why you should celebrate the process because let's face it no one else will for you, and how we feel about the way we feel.
Unteachable lessons, APIs & Tall Poppy Syndrome
Unteachable lessons are things you have to experience to believe, you can't be told based on someone else's experience.
I started running again, and it let the demons in...
I have never been a massive fan of running. But this year something changed. With less than 90 minutes before the start time I registered with Park Run, grabbed my trainers and headed out. It's fair to say that experience was humbling.
Big numbers have altered our perception of value
Whether you create content or not, you have an impact on people's lives. Your actions affect other people on a daily basis without you even realising. Stop losing sight of the impact you have just because you don't have hundreds of thousands of people watching everything you do