Is Facebook an addiction?
Yesterday morning, on the 28th of February 2019, I quit Facebook. I “permanently” deleted my account, which means that I have to stay off Facebook for the next 30 days,…
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…
Dr. Fitbit or: how I learned to stop worrying and love exercise.
I am in no way affiliated with Fitbit, but getting a Fitbit Charge 3 has been a very good decision. Let me elaborate. I am at that age (mid-forties) where…
‘We are uncovering better ways…’ Oh, really?
It is perhaps the most overlooked, yet most important, part of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development (which is usually shortened to ‘Agile Manifesto’): “We are uncovering better ways of…
“The trouble is, we think we have time.”
Okay. Let’s start with a trigger warning. If you’re in a difficult place right now, you might not want to read any further. I’m going to talk about life, and…
What’s our Social Media contract?
For reasons that I don’t really need to get into here, I was “off” Facebook for over a year. When I returned, it was with hesitation and apprehension. I decided…
Runner’s high? What about thinker’s high?
I’m not a runner. I don’t like running. It’s just not my thing. Still, despite having ran a combined total of less than 10km, which is a very cheeky low…
How can you ignite thinking during a job interview?
Most of us have, at some point in our lives, experienced a job interview. Many of us will have experienced it from both sides of the table: as candidate and…
Thinking starts with awareness
Whenever I tell people what I do, I immediately see a change in how they behave. The reason is simple: they become aware of what they’re doing. “So what do…
Appreciation matters
Here’s a question for you. When was the last time you paid someone a compliment? Not a superficial one, like “oh my, you look beautiful”, but a profound and heartfelt…