Swart Donkey

Every now and then I make a cup of tea or coffee and then forget about it because I am doing something else. An hour or two later I see th...

Why don't I floss? I know I should and it really doesn't take that much time . Every time I sit in the oral hygienists chair I feel...

I wasn't a big reader growing up. I loved reading, but I wasn't a big reader. That doesn't really make much sense. I have ofte...

Like a German spy in World War II who slips up with one word that blows their cover, you can spot a Durban  boy (where I grew up) a mile awa...

The reason I am so interested in the initial stages of learning is because that is before you have had any wins. There is a discrepancy bet...

There is a lot of stuff we don't know. One of the big ones is what things are worth. We know we have more needs and wants than there is...

'I don't have the time' This is a dangerous excuse. I have spent a lot of time debating this very common excuse for a variety...

Arbitrary rules can be powerful. They help overcome Inertia . Seth Godin writes a blog post every day . That is an arbitrary rule. Does i...

The perfect version of you all starts with washing the dishes. Apparently. My mother, aunt and middle brother having been telling me this fo...

While learning to live without certain things on which you are dependent makes sense. I never really bought into the idea of giving somethin...

I have written before on Inertia and Revealed Preference . The two are potential ways of responding to someone who answers a question as to...

When you come across Tim Ferris and other productivity gurus, they all tell stories of incredible feats of learning and doing. For most of ...

I have written before about the process I undertook last year to learn to touch type , and how it started painfully slow at something like 1...

Stuart doesn't think the imposed discipline is a big reason for why people go to non-fancy universities. I don't think it is the pr...

I got home today (3 apples down) really excited to start reading 'Out of our minds' by Ken Robinson . His talk on TED is still my ...

Me and messy fruit don't mix. Me and fruit in fact aren't the best of pals. In my fairly new found drive to beat inertia , I told my...

My office canteen serves a great meal, and each day there is a choice between a meat option and a vegetarian option. Like cutting down on dr...

I think modern technology scares a lot of people. Things like Facebook are great, but they do take up time. So does email and so does having...

Here are a few things I would like to do or do more of but don't. 1) floss my teeth every night. 2) wash dishes after every meal. 3) ...