And how to properly make use of a camera — Does a camera capture a memory? Or, does it pull you away from making one? I’ve been asking myself this again as I returned from my holiday in Italy this week. For the vast majority of people, I think spending less time with a camera would actually be beneficial for…

And why there’s more to a trip than the destination A road trip can teach you a lot about life, if you choose to pay attention. As I write this, my friends and I are driving through the Dolomites in northern Italy. It’s the second time I’ve travelled with them…

I think I’ve found a solution that may help them finally co-exist. — This week, I managed to catch up with a friend visiting from the U.S.A. We caught up over the drive home too, mulling over our ‘creator’ plans and various side-hustles. And through it all, I think I may have concluded a solution to a year-long problem. My Problem Since the inception of…

Not all stress is bad stress. — Something didn’t sit right with me in thinking that ‘stress’ was always a bad thing. Phrases like “Don’t let it stress you out” or “That seems stressful” created the precedent that stress was bad, and that it should be avoided wherever possible. In fact, I almost used it as a…

Not everything should be for the public eye—so how do creators develop the judgment to avoid a blunder? — Sharing things online can leverage massive positive returns. It’s a shame then, that the same applies to the negative ones. As a content creator, I have to ask myself the question: where do I draw the line with oversharing, if at all? When I first made an Instagram account, I…

It’s time I took the leap. I rarely write about spiritual health, and with good reason. It’s challenging to write about because it’s always difficult to read. I’ve always been conscious of how hard it is to talk about religion and spirituality with people who don’t already have similar beliefs…

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…