I am not immune to the odd binge of bad TV. I lost 58 (!) hours of my life to Love Island UK and was, quite frankly, ashamed of myself - but at least I did get a blog post out of it. Recently, I have been watching the absolute car crash of a show, Married at First Sight . - where a bunch of 'experts' match couples up and they meet for the first time at the alter. It's horrendous and compulsively MORE +
Wabi-Sabi & The Japanese Joy of Imperfection.
Foreign words are brilliant. Wundabar! Bonjourno! Tagliatelle! Pamplemousse! And maybe best of all, the German word Kummerspeck, which is a word used to describe excess weight gained from emotional overeating. It translates literally as Grief Bacon - how glorious is that? This week I discovered two more to add to the collection. Both words are Japanese and a welcome salve for those of us MORE +
The Problem With Pretty
I recently moved to Bondi and pretty is EVERYWHERE. I can barely leave the house without rubbing up against some buff, shirtless body, or being asked by a blonde goddess if I want almond milk with that. The beach itself is a joke – a half-naked buffet of tattooed beefcake and small bikini bottoms, slowly disappearing up pert crevices. Having spent the past few weeks silently MORE +
Stay or Leave? – What to do when ‘Happy Ever After’ wants a refund.
The widely accepted theory of relationships and whether we decide to stay in them, is largely based on self-interest and three key factors. ’Relationship Satisfaction’ - does the hot sex and good chat override the annoying friends and lack of ambition? ‘Investments to Date’ - time spent together, any kids, shared friends, memories and financial commitments ‘Quality of Alternatives’ - could I MORE +
How To Get People To Do (Almost) Anything.
There is a fine line between manipulation and charm. The former can be twisty and devious, whilst the latter is a definite value-add. This week I just want your life to be BETTER. So let's split the difference and look at how you can 'charmipulate' your way to getting people to do exactly want you want them to. ASK THEM: If you ask someone nicely, ‘Would you mind doing x for me? - if they are MORE +
Four Questions You Should (Probably) Ask
Every day we ask ourselves hundreds of questions. What shall I wear? What should I eat? Should I really have eaten that? Where are my keys? Is he ever going to reply to my text? Should I buy that? Can I even afford it? Seriously - where the f*ck did I leave my keys? Tony Robbins, the world's most famous performance coach, has been known to proclaim that, 'quality questions MORE +
How to know if they are (actually) ‘The One’?
There is a BIG difference between a Saturday night hook up and forever, ever after. Obviously. But at what point can we confidently know that the great guy (or girl) we are dating is (actually) 'The One'? Maybe it is as simple as putting them to the test........... The Traffic Test: Tim Urban, who writes the wildly succesful blog, Wait But Why, suggests that when choosing a life partner MORE +
The (Juice-Free) January Detox.
I feel sorry for January. We expect it to sweep in like some sort of superhero, magically transforming our flabby arses, pickled livers and half-sketched dreams. So, in the spirit of giving January a break from all that pressure, I thought we might look at a few simple ways we can make life easier and lighter in 2019. A detox of sorts. No juicing required. Less Adding. More Subtracting.Most of MORE +
Three Reasons You Are Not Rich (Yet).
Most of us are looking for that miracle short-cut. We want to lose 5 kilos in 1 week. We want to be 10 x happier after 1 yoga class. We want to win the lottery and never do a days work in our life again. In the abscence of any million-dollar miracles this week, here are three reasons you might not be rich. Yet. Because You Went Shopping. I know - it sounds obvious. Doh! The reason MORE +
How To Deal With Idiots (and other people that we love).
In life we will come across all manner of annoying people. And we must somehow find a way to deal with them - every petty, pompous, irritating, know-it-all, entitled, smug-tastic last one of them. Without losing our credibility or our cool. Not Easy For me personally, this week has been particularly challenging, requiring much tongue biting and taking of deep breaths. Lots of staying calm and MORE +
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