Essays

Jan
10
Big Bang Theory of Newsletters

Big Bang Theory of Newsletters

Thinking of writing your own newsletter? Let the characters from The Big Bang Theory help you!
5 min read
Dec
29
Dr Roget or How I learnt to love his thesaurus

Dr Roget or How I learnt to love his thesaurus

I'm a bibliophile. I love books. If I could choose a way of dying, it'll be by a stack of
5 min read
Dec
27
Shiso Kanko - the point (and call) of checklists

Shiso Kanko - the point (and call) of checklists

There is value in creating checklists for the atomic habits used thoughout the day.
2 min read
Nov
28
Consider the Platypus

Consider the Platypus

How to find structure for your second brain.
9 min read
Nov
06
Strike Astonishment

Strike Astonishment

What Alexander Hamilton can teach us about story telling.
3 min read
Oct
22
There's a problem with time

There's a problem with time

Time has transformed over the years from a human experience to one modified for the industrial revolution. A proposal aligns time to the age of the internet; however, the solution lies in adapting time zones for real humans.
5 min read
Oct
07

Slowpoking

Many years ago, I spent three weeks in New Zealand with my then-girlfriend. It was the summer holiday we'd both
3 min read
Oct
03
Nick Cave on Love

Nick Cave on Love

"All beauty must die" What can we learn from the music of Nick Cave on how we love and why we yearn for it.
5 min read
Sep
26
The Unpregnant Generation

The Unpregnant Generation

What Hamlet can teach us about our response to climate change.
4 min read
Sep
20
The Tall Poppy Syndrome

The Tall Poppy Syndrome

WHAT IS THE TALL POPPY SYNDROME? I'm yet to meet a fellow Aussie who would trade our sun-burnt land for
9 min read