What everyone is getting wrong about spending money — It started in the midst of the pandemic here in Australia, when businesses were forced to close or significantly change their service model in ‘the most locked-down city in the world’ (aka, Melbourne). Kitchens stood idle and griddles and exhaust hoods gathered dust in Melbourne’s commercial kitchens. Communities desperate to…

It’s not all unrealistic body images and FOMO — Social media has a bad rap. I agree for the most part the Kardashians’ feeds don’t foster a culture of positive body image, and there are way too many apps that you can give yourself a virtual nip & tuck nowadays. It’s also easy to feel your life is boring…

We don’t need more, we need different — Albert Einstein once said: ‘You can’t solve problems at the level they were created.’ Yet that’s exactly what we continue to do. The dire staffing shortages in healthcare and hospitality haven’t resulted in a miraculous new strategy to address this problem everyone apparently saw coming — it’s more of ‘we…

In the times of the $12 lettuce — Picture this — after years of hard yacker with little financial payoff, you’ve finally hit the jackpot and you’re earning real moola. Whether it’s completion of an internship, higher education, or your startup is finally gaining momentum, there’ll be a time when things start to look up, financially speaking (hopefully). What Tim Denning and Arthur Hayes Say — and why you don’t need to listen

Here’s a bonus one: “people who leak to you, leak about you” — Considering leaving your current predicament for pastures greener? Is the little devil of doubt dancing on your shoulder? After reading this book for the third time recently, I thought I’d share 5 Chaos Monkey Quotes to bolster your confidence to walk away from what no longer serves you, career-wise. I…

Unraveling the unhelpful social fabric woven by previous generations — If medical and dental professionals seem cynical and disengaged, they’re not without partial justification. A lot of medicine and dentistry is uncertainty. To reach a diagnosis is a process of elimination. We don’t know if our root canal is successful or not until the review appointment afterwards. Similarly, we don’t…

I did — and realized something wonderful — It was like I pulled the Jenga block out and everything came tumbling down. That was the feeling I got when I realized my Medium writing would really have to take a backseat this time — not out of some self-imposed digital detox — but because I physically, emotionally and…

This crafty maneuver is a digital detox in disguise — here’s how I accidentally stumbled into increased security, serenity and productivity. — Is the vast amount of emails in your inbox weighing heavily on your shoulders? Do you have a habit of saving or simply not deleting marketing emails ‘ just in case’ you think you’ll revisit for a lazy browse or phantom purchase later? I have a confession. I’m one of…

When it seems like the world is falling apart around us, philosophy can provide a steady hand — Seneca proposed we are ‘…injured most by what we do not expect, and because we must expect everything, we must hold the possibility of disaster in mind at all times.’ How relevant I should turn to this page in my nightly reading considering NSW and QLD are experiencing some of…