When my wife and I first met, she was mid-way through a Master of Education degree. She was also working full-time, running a ladies fastball league (with over 100 participants), working out every-day, and regularly socialising with friends. That year, she would also win an outstanding student award and we would take 5 trips (here’s […]
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The following takes the form of a personal reminder letter, which is surprisingly dark and dripping with healthy sarcasm. Not sure yet if I like this style – but it was fun to write. Dear Mathew, I have some advice that is guaranteed to make you unhappy. Whenever you can, compare your own success with
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I’ve been increasingly looking for a productive approach to venting. In an uncharacteristically overloaded year, I’ve often comforted those colleagues who are stressed and need to vent. I’ve wanted (and want) them to feel better. But at the end of a colleague’s vent, I’ve felt worn out and, futilely, they’ve seemed more hopeless. I worry
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It’s time for us to stop pretending. There are just some dreams we’re holding on to that we’ll never get done. If we want to find freedom and more happiness, it’s time to let them go. For many years, I’ve held onto many dreams that I managed to just never plan or do. Yet, here
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Recently, my mornings have become overwhelmed with demands for my attention. Some of these are, of course, inherently important and urgent – like when my newborn needs food or a diaper change, or when a coworker calls to tell me they’re in the hospital and need support. But a vast majority of these attentional demands
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After my wife and I returned from our honeymoon in Hawaii in December, 2019, we both noticed that our minds felt calm and spacious. We loved it. We both felt happier, more relaxed, and also more productive and creative. We both felt inspired again. This wasn’t the first time vacation had made use feel this
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There have been several points in my career where I’ve been asked to give career advice to others. I’m lucky. My relatively successful, non-traditional career path perhaps incorrectly suggests I can offer meaningful insights. What I can offer is insight into my own career approach which, given the circumstances I have found myself in, seemed
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In November 1979, an Air New Zealand DC10 crashed into the 12,000 FT Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board. Due to a navigation system input error, the pilots unknowingly flew off course which put them 45KM away from their planned flight path – sending the plane directly into the side of the mountain.
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I was lying awake this past week with an odd question. Money feels different depending on how much you make. If I make $100/day, for example, a $50 lunch (don’t ask me where you’re picking up a $50 lunch, but bear with me) feels very expensive. If I make $1,000 a day, a $50 lunch
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“Success is most often achieved by those who don’t know that failure is inevitable.” ― Coco Chanel It’s often observed that the path to success is paved with failure. Yet, it’s easy to treat failure as catastrophic. My Story At the end of grade one, I couldn’t read. My teacher thought that I should repeat
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