Every now and then I come across a book that I know will be an interesting read, and Mehdi Hasan’s “How to Win Every Argument – The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking” is one of those books. There are four parts to the book and each part provides a solid road map to… Read more »
The places we go have huge implications for our wellbeing. Some places are likely to cause conflict; others, harmony. And one step into the wrong place can lead to fifty more into despair. Similarly, one step in the right place, can lead to fifty more into happiness. We make the choice. So, with that said,… Read more »
I could not work for many years due to chronic fatigue syndrome and severe anxiety. But I have since overcome these conditions and am back in the workforce. The workforce offers enormous opportunities for growth and self-development that government assistance could never provide. We all have something to contend with, whether disability, poverty, or some… Read more »
Technical glitches have a fateful feel to them: it’s like Murphy’s Law (where anything that can go wrong will go wrong) meets the original Jurassic Park (where a chaos principle ensures that a teensy bugaboo leads to an infinite regress of larger and larger foul-ups). So it was that when AU last month conducted an… Read more »
I recently attended a performance hosted by Candlelight, a live, multi-sensory musical concert that is hosted across the world. Local musicians showcase their interpretation of classical and contemporary pieces. For example, I attended a classical quartet featuring Bach, Tchaikovsky and Beethoven. If you’re someone who hasn’t been to a classical music quartet before, the idea… Read more »
People’s appeal towards conspiracy theories starts with the tin foil hat. No, seriously, it does. Hear me out, the hat goes on your head, and your head encompasses your brain, and the brain is what is responsible for a person’s ability to figure things out. At some point in our life, every one of us… Read more »
Over the past few years, some prominent voices have chosen to take the pop culture route and shame ‘fatness’, but also to speak about people who they know nothing about except for the fact that they may be “fat”. One would expect such comments to come from individuals that are trying to become “influencers” and… Read more »
Every once in a while, more often than I care to admit, I find myself going down a rabbit hole that’s difficult to climb out of. This week, I found a music video called “Hi Ren”, by a singer and rap-artist named, appropriately, Ren. I’m a few months late to this particular party apparently, but… Read more »
I have Gopi Krishna syndrome. It’s a great thing to have. Gopi Krishna was a Hindu who had a life-transformative experience: he underwent enlightenment through a physical bolt of energy that erupted throughout his spine during a Kundalini moment in meditation. As a result of the unwieldy power, he started going crazy and sought others… Read more »
