In a recent article I mentioned an exercise I did of typing up all the big questions I could think of, in the space of about twenty minutes, that I didn’t know the answers to. There’s not much to say about it, but it’s such a good exercise that it deserves an article in its [...]
For a long time I was frustrated. Not depressed, not particularly anxious – just frustrated. Why? Well, that’s what this article is about. Or rather, isn’t about.
I used to unhappily wrestle with big doubts about anything and everything, but largely about people and life. A few weeks before this blog began I cathartically purged myself [...]
In the last article I explained that the positivity of an answer isn’t what makes you content, but that having an answer that you believe in does. A person is more likely to get unhealthily attached to really positive answers and can even be taken prisoner by them as their minds refuse to let in [...]
In the previous article I talked about how imagination and innovation can be cultivated on a national level, even if the education system seems to go against I&I.
In this post I’ll be discussing in more detail how the work ethic principals that encourage I&I can be applied by an individual in his or her work.
First, [...]
Ever come across something and said ‘wow – I wish I’d thought of that!’ or ‘this is genius, who the hell comes up with this stuff?’ This two-part series is on uncovering the mystery of how the hell those guys did it. Why is it that some people are extremely imaginative and innovative?
I’ve worked at [...]
What is teenage unhappiness?
It is unhappiness experienced as a teenager that exists for no apparent reason: it has no external cause.
Symptoms
In addition to being unhappy the sufferer is likely to cause more unhappiness for himself by incorrectly labelling an external item(s) as the cause(s) of his unhappiness and pursuing external items (particularly changes in lifestyle) [...]
If you’re a teenager you may well be quite unhappy. And unhappiness promotes apathy, despair, disempowerment, cynicism and scorn – all the opposites of what will aid you to reach your goals and achieve your dreams. On the road to your better place these emotions and attitudes are the speed bumps, nails and potholes.
This article [...]
Which country does bratwurst come from?
You know a lot of stuff. Even though you didn’t intentionally memorise any of this I bet you know the name of the bar owner in The Simpsons, who sang Saturday Night Fever, the name of the headmaster of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter books and the name of at [...]
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