“There is no way of telling people that they are all walking around shining like the sun.” Thomas Merton We have all felt it. That feeling of certainty coursing through us. A certainty in our abilities to achieve anything. A vital energy that convinces us that we’re ready to turn the impossible into reality. Those…
Month: November 2021
Science’s shortcomings
I have to start off by saying that I’m double vaccinated and plan to receive a booster shot in December. I’m convinced climate change is real and is caused by humans. And I’m an atheist who wholeheartedly subscribes to the theory of evolution. But (you must have seen it coming), I am also of the…
How to think for yourself
I started my advertising career at Berry Bush BBDO, in Cape Town, a couple of weeks after Rory. Rory was in account management with me, and we serviced the same client. Thing is, Rory didn’t like me, and I can’t blame him as I wasn’t all the fond of myself at the time either. Rory…
How you see the world dictates how you live
“Making money is not a thing that you do – it’s a skill that you learn.” Naval Ravikant Many wealthy people say that making money is a skill anyone can learn. They claim that if they were dropped in the middle of a strange city with no money that, as long as they spoke the…
Human connection is messy, deal with it
I’m in the car listening to a news radio program. The host is interviewing a tech expert about Facebook’s rebrand to Meta. They discuss how the rebrand is an attempt to distance the Facebook holding company from the negative associations people have with the social media platform. The guest touches on the fact that Facebook…