Macro Happiness [PMP #198]
Over the holidays I was listening to an episode of Simon Sinek’s podcast, A Bit of Optimism. And in an interview with Derren Brown, Derren gets you to think about happiness as a verb, something […]
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How I journal for peace of mind [PMP #193]
As I’m sure you’re aware, journaling is one of those habits that a lot of ‘successful’ (whatever that means) people seem to have adopted.
Subtract to find happiness [PMP #192]
I had a great ‘ah-ha’ moment last week. I was listening to an interview on the Tim Ferriss podcast between Tim and Mr Money Moustache (a.k.a Pete Adeney). For those that don’t know, Mr Money […]
My dad job [PMP #191]
IMAGE: These photos were taken last week on a family trip to Mt Maunganui. We just got back from a family vacation and it was great taking a week off to relax and spend some […]
How doing less has helped me achieve more [PMP #183]
We’ve all heard the advice that we should do less, focus, and say ‘no’ before taking on too many commitments. This is a lot easier said than done. Social pressure and our personal desire to […]
It’s okay to ‘waste time’ [PMP #182]
I recently came across this Tweet by David Heinemeier Hansson (the founder of Basecamp). In short, David shares a video of Joe Rogan condemning video games for being “fucking fun” and the cause of much […]
Do you have enough? [PMP #178]
For most of our professional careers, we are pushing to achieve, do and earn more. Constant growth. That’s the goal. The problem here is that we become insatiable. We’re never satisfied and constantly have to […]
The scary thing about change (and how to embrace it) [PMP #176]
Change can be scary. And this isn’t our fault. The thing about change is that it creates mystery around what’s going to happen next and as humans we are biologically programmed to fear what we […]
10 Productive (and fun) ways to use idle time [PMP #172]
“Busy” has become the default response whenever someone asks how we’re doing (which is a terrible answer). Right now, a lot of us have more idle time on our hands than we’re used to and […]
What can you control? [PMP #170]
I really didn’t want to write about COVID-19 this week. It’s all anyone is talking about and I don’t really want to add to the noise. Then again, it’s hard to write about anything else […]