Every once in a while, something just sticks with you. Someone drops a pearl of wisdom in such a way that it rattles your perspective. I watched this documentary about George Carlin, where he shared this gem: “It’s the American view that everything has to keep climbing: productivity, profits, even comedy. No time for reflection. […]
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Well, it’s been a busy week, but I’ve managed to survive – by the skin of my teeth. It was Friday, and after working all day, I jumped into my car and drove up to Rotselaar, driving about 150 km to get to this writers event I was invited to, called ‘de Woordenwevers.’ It turned
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Would you believe it? I’m breaking my own routine here. Instead of my usual routine of writing my newsletter on Saturday night, I’m hammering away at it on a Wednesday, well ahead of time. It’s going to be busy like you wouldn’t believe in the coming few days. See, once my workday wraps up on
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Just like the entire planet, I’ve been following the Depp-Heard trial, following every twist and turn of the courtroom drama with bated breath. After trying to ignore it the first couple of days, it just drew me in. Before I knew it, I was knee-deep in YouTube videos and fully invested. It had all the
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Time does seem to fly by, doesn’t it? It’s almost June, and for many, there’s still a good deal of hard work ahead before a well-deserved break. I hope you made the most of the extended weekend. As for me, I’m right here, preparing for an upcoming event – more on that later. Now, let’s
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Isn’t it weird, how life’s just full of coincidences? Just as I’m reading The Practicing Stoic, I find myself caught up in the story of a certain pirate making headlines, with some peculiar similarities – but more on that later. Chapter seven of The Practicing Stoic, penned by Ward Farnsworth, goes by the name ‘What
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Time keeps marching on. Once again, I I find myself in the hairdresser’s chair, another month having gone by. You know, we definitely ought to invest our time wisely. From our birth onwards, we are endowed with a budget of approximately 2.68 billion seconds – granted we live to see 85. And whilst we like
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Last week, I agreed to an interview, a virtual meeting with Astrid Habraken over Zoom, delving into me starting my own YouTube channel, my take on social media, and on the benefits of having your own nwsletter. Towards the tail end of our chat, Astrid asked if I had any last pearls of wisdom to
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Did you see the fight between Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte? For those who haven’t caught up on boxing nowadays, Tyson Fury is certainly one of the best modern boxers. At first glance, the man cuts a peculiar figure. His physique doesn’t match the bodybuilding look, like we’re used to from boxers in recent years.
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A couple of weeks ago, I saw this documentary on the TV. It showed an ancient hippie, still clinging to a bygone era, living a nomadic life in the confines of a cramped van, a fugitive from both the law and time itself. It appears he’d accumulated quite the stack of speeding tickets, enough to
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