Buying happiness

You’ll always hear me banging on about spending money to get back time. When you see catch up with friends and ask how they have been, it’s almost a default response to say “Oh mate… SO bloody busy” Then sometimes we say back “oh that’s good!” Bullshit. Being run off your feet sucks. A couple … Read more

Entrepreneurial guilt

One random Thursday I was sitting in my home office doing some work… pretty standard stuff. I got a call from one of my best mates that he was taking the day off, picking up another friend from the airport, calling a 3rd friend in to play board games and drink beers all day. My … Read more

Becoming a digital minimalist

A while back, I listened to a Tropical MBA podcast episode where Dan Andrews interviewed Cal Newport about “Digital Minimalism.” This is the topic of his new book, which I haven’t yet read, but the discussion hit home. They talk about being constantly “connected” is bad for us. If you’re like me, you’ve known this … Read more

Getting away

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Feels like I’ve been a ghost lately… It’s because for the last week I’ve been in Bangkok at an event called DCBKK. Around 300 entrepreneurs from around the world descend on the same hotel once every year. As usual, I went in with good intentions to get regular work done, including this newsletter. But with … Read more

Sleep or you’re screwed

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A couple of weeks ago a dropped a link to a podcast that made a huge impact on me. It was Joe Rogan 1109 with Matthew Walker. In short, you probably don’t realise how screwed you are if you don’t get enough sleep. This hit me hard, cause I don’t sleep very well. If you don’t … Read more