They lead down the path of evil — I came across yet another piece on Prince Harry and his book Spare a couple of days ago that had, quite possibly, the worst bad-faith argument I’ve ever seen on this platform. …

The toxic trend taking over our gyms — If you’ve been on YouTube or around social media the last couple of days, you’ve likely heard all the hoo-ha around yet another attention seeking, narcissistic woman trying to sully a fellow gym-goer online by filming them in the gym and making accusations of creep behaviour. The video has since…

Do you enjoy hating the world and the people in it? — I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it can get a bit… negative around here in Medium land. Shocking, I know. …

It’s not grit, time or even skill — Let’s be clear from the outset — grit, time spent, and skill development are essential to success in any field. No one doubts that. And I’m not here to tell you that this attribute makes all of them irrelevant because I’m not into selling silver bullets to people. That said…

You’ll kill the relationship before it even starts — School didn’t teach you the shit you actually need (and this is true even if you’re a doctor). If you’re lucky, you learned how to learn. That will help you because now your education is about to actually start. Do you want to learn this on your own by trial…

You think it’s helping — it’s not — Stop me if this situation sounds familiar… You’re having a meal with your family — maybe you and your spouse, your parents and any siblings you have. …

No phone, no computer. It was a revelation… — I usually take a week off work at the halfway point of each year. Being a project manager I find that if I don’t, I lose my edge and the rest of the year becomes an intolerable trudge. Last year I was on the brink of burnout by the time…

Then get paid what you’re actually worth — I’ve talked previously here about the concept of being undervalued at your job. Becoming undervalued is a natural progression for most of us, because, as the old saying goes, familiarity breeds contempt. …

It’s cringe-inducing and will prevent the success you crave — If you’re a guy who’s into self-improvement and watches YouTube, you’ve probably come across this term. We’ve all heard of the alpha and beta male — the top dog who takes what he wants, and the weak soy boy who gets taken advantage of by everyone. There is an underlying…