We are all crazy busy. Yes, me too, as can be attested to the fact I haven’t posted in months. We live with stress every day and it can be a killer. This post has been languishing in my drafts for over a year, and I finally decided to finish it and post it and …
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It’s been quite a long time since I wrote my last post, and I wanted to make a quick update today to explain! Back in May last year, my house got flooded during an unusual storm event. We’ve had water flood into the lower part of the house before, and have been working on lots …
A CV (curriculum vitae, or résumé) is a common accompaniment to a job application. It outlines your career goals, educational qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge, and work history. Sometimes it will include references who can vouch for your capability to future employers. It’s an important document that gives an overview of your working life. But …
You have a dream. An idea. A creation that begs to be brought into the world. It’s been there in your head for weeks, months, years. You want to try, but don’t know how to start. How do you turn this yearning into a project? As you may know, I’ve written a novel. Right now, …
About a year back, I had an interesting conversation with a friend who told me about this idea of how if you fill your life with new experiences (novelty) – things you’ve never done before, places you’ve never been – time will seem to go more slowly (longevity). It’s something to do with how the brain …
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You may have noticed it’s been about three months since my last blog post. This is, in fact, my first for the year. What happened to my amazing scheduling, ideas on the perspective of time, enthusiastic life administration, and all that jazz?! Well, I’ve been tired. I don’t know if this is just a perpetual …
With a new year just around the corner, I’d like to inspire you to feel more together. I had a pretty great year and I think at least in part that was due to getting shit done. So instead of lofty resolutions or meaningful goals, here are some completely non-aspirational suggestions for things you can …
I’ve just returned from a big overseas holiday, followed by an intense weekend at my favourite gaming expo, and the first few days back to work and real life were tough. Not only was I really tired, but I experienced a crash of pervasive sadness. Holidays are great because they take you out of your …
The mental mid-life crisis: have you experienced this? It can hit at any time in life, but is common between your 30s and 60s. Whilst some people deal with the dawning realisation of one’s mortality by trying to recapture their youth (think, red sports car and young new partner!), others experience it wholly in their …
In my last post, I extolled the virtues of ‘doing nothing‘ – spending time doing things that others might think are a waste or don’t achieve anything (when actually they are are enriching activities). To turn that on its head – because I do love to offer a range of perspectives here at 5 Minute …