Cal Newport makes a great case for rethinking how we work and how we interact with the internet, email and social media. Deep work is necessary to wring every last drop of value out of your current intellectual capacity. Neal Stephenson – “If I organize my life in such a way that I get lots…
I don’t agree with everything Tim Ferriss says but agree with most of what he says. Here are some gems from his book. Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Gold is getting old. The New Rich are those who abandon the deferred-life plan. The…
Thought of the week format by poet and writer Mark Nepo. Some annotations from the book: Don’t you want to be alive before you die? Eventually, all the love, suffering, and humility we go through wear away our walls of resistance until Spirit shines from within us like an inner sun. This is how Spirit…
Alain de Botton, the author of “How Proust Can Change Your Life” follows the course of a relationship from first love to maturity. Lots of life lessons in this little novel. Here are some annotations from the book: For the Romantic, it is only the briefest of steps from a glimpse of a stranger to…
Sometime when you’re feeling important;Sometime when your ego’s in bloom;Sometime when you take it for granted,You’re the best qualified in the room:Sometime when you feel that your going,Would leave an unfillable hole,Just follow these simple instructions,And see how they humble your soul. Take a bucket and fill it with water,Put your hand in it up…
Some thoughts about time: Time is not a commodity but is a medium in which we exist. Think of a fish in water, water is never scarce for the fish. (credit Oliver Burkeman – 4000 weeks book) The most efficient way to take a hike (most hikes are loops) is not to take it. Should…
Te Waipounamu means “the water of greenstone”. It was originally called Wāhi Pounamu, meaning “place of greenstone” by Maori. The legend of New Zealand goes something like this : Māui was a demigod who tamed the sun and brought fire into the world. He also created New Zealand. According to Maori folklore, one night Māui’s…
Moturoa beach is just outside of Richmond, NZ. On a weekday, you can have this 8 km beach to yourself.
Kaikoura in Maori means “to eat crayfish”. It is said that the full name is Te Ahi-kai-koura-a-Tamatea-pokai-whenua meaning “the fire which Tamatea-pokai-whenua made to cook crayfish”. The legendary traveler stayed at Kaikoura Peninsula to cook crayfish during a journey. Kaikōura is one of the few places in the world where Sperm Whales can be seen…