T-Bomb: Life is short. Soak it up

Truth Bomb Tuesday: We’re here for a good time, not a long time. If it’s one thing I’ve learnt it’s that life is short. So short. It’s one of the great tragedies of life is that you just don’t appreciate how short life is until you’re most the way through it. When I was young, […]

T-Bomb: There are no adults

Truth Bomb Tuesday: This is not universal, but it’s common. Having worked with tens of thousands of students over the years, there is really one fact that’s jumped out at me. No two people are the same. Our psyches are as unique as fingerprints. But that doesn’t really help me much if my mission is […]

T-Bomb: Read this before you quit your job

Truth Bomb Tuesday: Jobs suck. Let’s not pretend otherwise. What can you do if you hate your day job? Well, the obvious thing to do is quit, but then that lead you to having an awkward conversation with your bank manager… and your power company, and the school fees administrator… and now your kids are […]

T-Bomb: How to make self-compassion a habit

Truth Bomb Tuesday: This is how to unlock this mind-blowing productivity hack There’s this idea that I see pop up in popular media all that time that bugs the bug-poo out of me. And it’s this idea that we can achieve change in our life through conscious thought and action. “Remember to keep you back […]

T-Bomb: Yoda was wrong.

Truth Bomb Tuesday: Yoda was a product of his time. I rewatched The Empire Strikes Back the other day, and I think I know what’s wrong with the world. (It’s amazing how well that film holds up. Classic.) Anyway, there’s a point where Luke is deciding to rush off and help Hans and Leia, while […]

T-Bomb: How to be truly free

Truth Bomb Tuesday: Our operating system is outdated. Don’t let it rule your life. Imagine a simple, old-school computer game. In it, there are objects to avoid, and objects to move towards. You move towards the good things and away from the bad things. You get points if you get the good things. You lose […]