Who wants to retire young anyway? — Growing up, ‘careers’ seemed straightforward: Study. Get a job. Do that job for a very long time. Retire in your old age and enjoy spending that money. The ideal scenario was therefore to get a high-paying job and retire as early as possible. But, it wasn’t until I read ‘The…

And how we can’t rely on yesterday’s advice for today’s problems. — It took me a good portion of my adult life to unlearn the fallacy that studying had to precede learning. The notion of ‘you can never plan enough’ was ingrained in me so viscerally that it still attempts to hold me back today. Thankfully, most of my learning now comes…

Feeling apprehensive about failing in the public eye was something I thought I had conquered. Apparently not. — This week, I spent a lot of time planning a new venture. It’s been a while since I’ve introduced a new project into the world, and as much as it brings me the same buzz that I’ve missed so much, it also brings its counterpart: dread. Feeling apprehensive about failing…

And why we’ve been thinking about it all wrong — Every time I delve into a new hobby, I’m swarmed by new words and concepts that I’ve never heard before. When studying cinematography for my Youtube videos, I came across the term ‘short-sided’ compositions. A short-sided composition means that the subject is looking out of the frame, instead of into…

A timeless lesson from Seneca. — I remember clearly the moment I decided to share my work online, and how I almost didn’t. Despite dreaming of the countless upsides of doing so, I’d always run from the idea the minute I landed on it. I was afraid of rejection, of falling in front of others and…

For when you know that focused work just won’t happen — Sometimes I can tell when focused work just won’t happen. Back at university, I made a conscious decision not to work around my friends. Most students like to occasionally work in social environments where they can chat with friends, grab snacks together or even discuss lectures together. And whilst there’s…

And why outcome-based behaviours just don’t cut it. — I used to make fun of my friends who’d write online, until I started doing the same. Funnily enough, it’s the only adult habit I’ve been able to stick to religiously. …

And rules that you should live by. — Seth Godin (hall of fame marketer, best-selling author) once said something along the lines of: “I may not be the smartest in the room, but I decided that I’d always be the one who was on time, I’d be the type of person who…” I remember this train of thought…

A concept you have to understand in order to build trust online. — Think you have a short attention span? Lucky for you, it’s probably not the case. Most of us are able to focus intently on things that we care about, be it movies, books or podcasts. Whether it's due to novelty, allure or our interest in the medium through which it…