Swart Donkey

Cooking is a great example of “sources of joy” where some very simple processes are things people “can’t do”. Have you made mashed potatoes?...

I approached my professional exams in a very structured way. I was told they took 100 hours, and that resonated with my experience as a tick...

You need to practice falling to get good at getting back up. Over the new year, I had my first Ski lessons. At one point in the first two h...

I don't believe people are wired for specialisation . Good schools build people . But then we tend to specialise. I have always been mo...

I am a writer. I study life and learning and write a daily blog as I go. I try make as much time for people as I can , so I can learn what ...

Starting is the hardest part. Whether it is getting fit, eating properly, learning a language, fixing a broken relationship, or breaking d...

I grew up amongst a few monsters . Their names were Carlton Ave, Dawncliffe Road, and Kew Avenue. The fact that Vista avenue was the choice...

I feel as, if not more, productive than when I was working. The only constraint I have on my day is to write a blog post. I also do about 3...

We run along parallel to many sources of joy, meaning and fulfilment if we define ourselves to narrowly . If we aren't able to overco...

Most strengths have associated weaknesses if they are overused . We know this from it's opposite and the unfair interview question of ...

When stuff happens often, we get to know a lot about it. The ' Law of Large Numbers ' means it will become very predictable, not f...

My buddy John McInroy is clearly rather hard core. He and Robert Le Brun walked/ran just short of 60km a day over the course of the month ...

The idea driving free markets is that by specialising on things where we have a comparative advantage , and trading, everyone does better. ...

Although I am going to apply to be part of the Unogwaja 2016 team, both my running and cycling experience are very limited. The farthest I...

Some things take time. Kids learn slowly. The little emperors are notoriously fussy eaters and take time even to fall in love with the tast...

Last night, Ponciano told our Capoeira class the story of ' The Tiger who killed a Wife '. The husband was so distressed, he grab...

The early stages of learning something can leave you completely disorientated . I had glimpses of 'ooo, I think I just got that' in...

' This impact is bliss for your body. Right now it is ow, ow, ow, but in a month or two it will be woo, woo, woo. You are not made of s...

Taste evolves. One of the ways we like to describe ourselves is by our likes and dislikes - but those aren't static. For the first 34 ...