Category: Personal
Understanding ‘melting time’ is the key to a healthier life
One of my LinkedIn contacts shared a post about an ABC radio show around the topic of health and heart. She summarised as follows: “Cardiologist Ben Levine says you can…
The art of asking. And of saying thank you.
Recently, I’ve noticed a change in how I ask questions. Especially personal ones, questions that someone might be reluctant to answer. As an example, today I asked someone about her…
How I decide what to read next
Currently I have a half hour commute from my home in the center of Perth to my work in one of the Northern suburbs. I take the bus every day,…
Why I don’t have a bucket list.
Nowadays, it seems everyone has a bucket list. It’s a list of things you want do before you die (‘kick the bucket’). Examples may include, but are not limited to,…
Time. It’s all any of us has got.
Recently, I finished reading ‘The Art of Action’ by Stephen Bungay. In it, he writes this: “Morale drops if an organization wastes people’s time. They get resentful because time is…
Why I love Perth
When my wife and I moved to Perth, we really didn’t know what we were getting ourselves into. Having lived in the Netherlands for all my life, living abroad was…