The stories we tell ourselves

May 25, 2020 |

“Who are we but the stories we tell ourselves, about ourselves, and believe?”Scott Turow Life can be messy. It is by no means a linear trajectory with one thing after the other. Amidst the cacophony, we seek the meaning of it all. And we search for who we are. That identity, the self that we manifest is one that is influenced by many things - most external, some internal. The teacher that said you would never get physics. The father who told you that could do anything you put your mind to. The friend who accused you of wasting your privilege. Often, we internalise these things, and they...

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The power of journaling

Mar 2, 2020 | , ,

I’ve been journaling relatively regularly for the last 3 to 4 years. It was prompted by finally getting around to reading Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way, in particularly the section on Morning Pages. On her site, she explains what these are: “Morning Pages are three pages of longhand, stream of consciousness writing, done first thing in the morning. *There is no wrong way to do Morning Pages*– they are not high art. They are not even “writing.” They are about anything and everything that crosses your mind– and they are for your eyes only. Morning Pages provoke, clarify, comfort, cajole,...

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The art of reading

Oct 23, 2019 | ,

The Farnam Street blog has gradually taken an important place in my journey of self-discovery and understanding of self and the world around me. While I haven’t reached the level of paying member – conversion of dollar to rand currently puts it just outside my reach – I am an avid follower of the weekly newsletter and the podcast The Knowledge Project. FS Blog explores mental models, learning, leadership, decision making, and reading. The reading section has changed my life. While I have always been a reader – the bookworm who was also decent at sports -, I came to the realisation that I...

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A case for daily blogging

Oct 22, 2019 |

The battle between quality and quantity is never-ending, especially when it comes to things like maintaining a blog. I used to follow all the sites, the ones with Tips and How-Tos and For Whys when it comes to blogging. I get it, I really do, but I don’t always have the time or, at least, with the other things on my plate, this isn’t my priority. Sometimes I will put up an interesting post on LinkedIn, or say something mildly profound on Twitter, or even tell a story on Instagram but end up beating myself because it wasn’t a blog post of a certain length. Clickbait passed me by because I am...

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Exploring the World with the Fujifilm X-T2

Aug 30, 2016 | ,

What better way to launch a camera than to put it into the hands of photographers and put them in the kind of environment where they get to try all features? This is exactly what Fujifilm did to launch their new X-T2. They took a group of photographers (and me) to Pilanesberg National Park in the North West, near Sun City. But, before they let us play with it, they gave wildlife photographer Peter Delaney a prototype to shoot with and, at the briefing session in Pilanesberg, Peter talked us through what he loved about the camera, as well as shared images that he had shot with the Fujilim...

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Telling Stories At My World Of Tomorrow

Sep 28, 2015 | ,

The evolution and, in some instances, disruption of media platforms has thrown the world into perpetual flux. The cries of this being dead and that being the future reverberate around the world endlessly. But, when we look at the reality, particularly from a business perspective, it isn’t that clear-cut, even more so in Africa. TV, radio, magazine, newspaper, websites, social media, etc. are all undergoing constant change and with the level of innovation the world is experiencing, there may be something just around the corner that will create even greater turmoil. We are just trying to find...

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