Default Filter

We all have a default filter. That subconscious lens that colours our interactions, especially on first encounters. It’s why putting such weight on first impressions is such a …

Sitting with Boredom

There’s a strange phenomenon spreading these days. I hear about it in podcasts and see people talking about it in articles and on social media. And I can’t …

Homelessness

Homelessness is a problem that appears to be growing at an alarming rate. And the more it grows, the more people speak out against it — though not …

Coffee Shop Design

I’ve spoken before about the importance of changing scenery, and how I enjoy treating myself to a weekly work session at a cafe. And while this is coming …

Attention vs Time

Time is often cited as our most important asset. It’s ultimately our most finite resource. I buy into this belief wholeheartedly. Recently, however, investor and entrepreneur Codie Sanchez …

Human Emotion

The emotion we feel, even while suffering our worst pain, is one of the most incredible things about the human experience. While many forms of life feel, we …

Surprises

You will never live without the unexpected. Good and bad, you will be blindsided by events you neither expected nor imagined possible. Because these events are surprising by …

Understanding Shakespeare

Something that always bothers me when watching a Shakespeare play is that they never update the dialogue. I understand that speaking in Shakespearean English is tradition and part …