Have you ever heard the term lip service? It’s when someone appears to be listening—nodding along, saying things like “yes,” “okay,” and “I see”—but in reality, nothing changes afterwards. They are simply pretending to care, making you feel important or heard, while in truth, they are just ticking HR-required boxes.

Hard work doesn’t pay—it just keeps you from falling behind.

More than 40% of jobs pay minimum wage or less. We live in a time where, if you put in the hours, you are worse off than if you had quit, upskilled, and applied somewhere else.

Loyalty to a company used to mean something. Now? It’s just a way to keep you underpaid.

“The cultivation and expansion of needs is the antithesis of wisdom. It is also the antithesis of freedom and peace. Every increase in needs tends to increase one’s dependence on external forces over which one has no control, and therefore increases existential fear. Only by reducing our needs can we genuinely diminish the tensions that are the ultimate causes of strife and war.”
— E. F. Schumacher, Small is Beautiful

The more dependencies you have, the more vulnerable you become.

I recently read an article about a writer aspiring to become a novelist. After five years, their best friend published a book. Everyone assumed they were the writer because they constantly updated social media about their writing process, talked endlessly about being a writer, and shared every step of their journey. Meanwhile, their friend quietly worked in the shadows and simply did the work.

We have all heard the saying, comparison is the thief of joy from Theodore Roosevelt. Yet, we do this without even realising it. For something to exist, there must be a void or a lack of something.

For someone to be rich, someone has to be poor.
To see something as tall, something must oppositely be short.

As humans, we always think there is more—something greater than ourselves. That we are destined for greatness. That there is meaning in what is happening to us. That there is a purpose, divine intervention, God, spirit, or destiny. Is that true?

The fear of Marxism is a deeply ingrained response shaped by history, ideology, and personal anxieties about change. It’s not just about politics; it’s about what Marxism challenges and the shadows of how it’s been implemented in the past.

“When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” - Viktor Frankl

This quote has had a deep impact on me. When you think about it, when we’re bored, we instinctively look for the quickest and easiest dopamine hit. Sometimes, we’ll even resort to discomfort or pain just to fill the void. And when we feel lost, with no sense of direction, it’s easy to turn to destructive habits or meaningless distractions.

Emotions, money, your health, time on this earth—none of it lasts. Some of us know this and become crippled with anxiety. Others see this reality and feel true freedom, finding beauty and peace.

How can one thing—the same reality—have such different outcomes? It all comes down to perception. Is the glass half-empty or half-full? The way you perceive the world around you determines your inner world.

I don’t want to constantly come up with advice or lists of things to do to better your life. That’s not what this is about. What I truly want is for more people to feel contentment, empathy, and an understanding—and acceptance—of entropy. I would happily say the same thing over and over and live by example if it could help even one person.

These are the three things I believe could make your life better, easier, and happier, no matter who you are, where you live, or what your circumstances are:

• Contentment

• Empathy

• Acceptance of Entropy

I have been watching, reading, and following productivity gurus for over five years. And I have come to realise something: none of them follow their own advice. Many of them just push out the latest “best thing” or study to back up their claims. Very few of them are actual products outside of making content on productivity.

They say: "Don't trust a chief who is thin." I would say: "Don't trust a productivity guru, full stop." Why is this? Didn’t you just say that you have been following them for over five years?

Let me give you my reason.

We often go through life without truly understanding the deeper reasons behind our actions. You don't need a reason to live, but having one certainly helps. It’s the difference between moving through life on autopilot and truly engaging with it.

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honourable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson.
This suggests that purpose doesn’t always align with personal happiness but with a greater good—something beyond the self.

Making an omelette is more than a simple act—it's a philosophical journey. From the crack of the egg to the final bite, we confront questions of existence, choice, and ethics. Existentialists challenge us with uncertainty, Stoics teach acceptance, and Taoists urge us to flow with nature. The philosopher’s omelette is a metaphor for life itself—complex, fleeting, and full of meaning waiting to be discovered.

The more I watch YouTube, the more surface-level I see it for.

I am someone who watches YouTube a lot. I don’t have a subscription service—no Amazon Prime, no Netflix, no Apple TV+. I watch YouTube. My problem is that I’ve started reading again... let me explain.

This year, my goal is to read every single day. Since the start of the year, I’ve already read more than I did last year, and we are not even halfway through. Why is this a problem?

We live in a moment in time where everything is recorded and shared. Is this really good for us? Do we need to know what your sister, friend, or ex-lover is eating for dinner or where they are staying on holiday?

Are videos to stimulating.
Are photos to stimulating.

Are things that require less effort actually good for us?

The harder something is to do, the simpler it is, the longer it takes. For the most part, in life things that are slow and take time are better for us.

Walking, Cooking, Taking care of our dwelling, A craft, spending time with people, our physical health.

The more modern our world is becoming the less we seem to be interacting with it. Less touch, less time, less being there present in the moment. 

Do it because it’s your default.
Do it because it’s how you think.

Don’t do it because of the money.
Don’t do it for the followers.

Do it for yourself.
Do it because it’s all you ever want to do.

If you want to find your calling, your passion, your purpose, I suggest you try everything that sparks your interest. And over time, ask yourself this simple question.