Stuck in the Clouds: On Writer’s Block
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Writer’s Roadblock
So I hit a roadblock with my writing recently. I stalled. Ironically while writing a book about stalling and the…
Stuck in the Clouds: On the Meaning of Life
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Stalling: The Paradox of Meaning
“The cradle rocks above an abyss, and common sense tells us that our existence is but a brief crack of…
Stuck in the Clouds: On Stalling in Life
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Stalling: Why We Lose Lift (2)
The Paradox of Progress The story of Buddha is well known. Born into a palace and given every indulgence he…
Stalling: Why We Lose Lift
Last week I said the reason we stall in life is because we lose meaning. Of course meaning, lift, purpose…
Stalling: The Aerodynamics of Life
The Four Forces of Flight The reason an aeroplane flies is because of something known as the four forces of…
Piecing Together My Thanks
I realise that writing a book is like doing a giant jigsaw puzzle. Except you have to make the pieces…
A Radical Idea. (I’m Going To Write a Book.)
Just imagine, you’re sat fat, dumb and happy when BAM! Your engine shits itself. (And so do you.) Suddenly you’re forced…
A Singapore Fling
It occurs to me that I’ve gone through something of a divorce over the past year or so. Only, it’s…
The Elephant in the Cockpit
I’m going to stick my neck out today. I’m going to talk about something I’ve been avoiding for certain political…
I’m Back
When Micheal Jordan returned from the NBA after an extended hiatus his publicity manager was unsure how they should announce…
The Ghosts of My Past
My emotions come at me in waves. Often I’m strong enough to withstand them – to hold the ship steady…
The Hand We’ve Been Dealt
I want to finish this series of posts on personality I’ve put together over the past couple of months by…
Agreeableness: The Sacrifice of Self
Agreeableness breaks down into Compassion and Politeness. Compassionate people are the caring, loving types. They are sympathetic towards other people’s…
Openness: The Gates of Mind
“Openness is seen in the breadth, depth and permeability of consciousness, and in the recurrent need to enlarge and examine…
Conscientiousness: The Ruthless Pursuit of Order.
Of all the interplay between character traits, I find the relationship between conscientiousness and openness the most interesting. The lines…
Neuroticism: The Cost of Consciousness
Neuroticism is the trait associated with negative emotions. Of course, it’s probably the one trait you don’t want to score…
3-2-1 Flying Fridays
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