Learning to Invest: What I’ve learned in 4 years of investing

I’ve been interested in investing since I finished high-school; who doesn’t want to earn heaps of money by doing nothing? This journey has had plenty of ups and downs (literally) from cryptocurrency to gold, but I feel like I have learned a lot (and lost a lot) over the past 4 years and wanted toContinue reading “Learning to Invest: What I’ve learned in 4 years of investing”

The Two-Minute Rule

There are two things I hate, inefficiency and forgetting to do something. Despite (I think) being pretty productive, one of my biggest weaknesses is saying “I’ll do it later” just after I do something else quickly. With this strategy, I inevitably forget to do it later, leading to the accumulation of small tasks. An exampleContinue reading “The Two-Minute Rule”

Cognitive Dissonance

Have you ever done something which proved to be a bad idea, then proceeded to find a million different ways to justify why you did it? I know I do this quite often, not even realising, until I came across the theory of cognitive dissonance. A nice example of cognitive dissonance is if you wereContinue reading “Cognitive Dissonance”

The Untapped Power of The Weekly Review

If you were writing an essay, would you write one paragraph, then on another occasion, write another, and another. Imagine how hard it would be to finish this essay, and make it a good one. The essay would inevitably be incoherent and have no clear direction. If we wouldn’t do something as simple as writeContinue reading “The Untapped Power of The Weekly Review”

Starting Something New

Whenever we are considering starting something new, we get nervous. Whether it is a new job, a business or a something in the digital sphere; a blog or a youtube channel. With these nerves we start to put it off, especially if it’s something we don’t HAVE to do. These nerves are something I’m experiencingContinue reading “Starting Something New”

Intermittent Fasting: Understanding the evidence

I began thinking about intermittent fast (IF) a few weeks ago after becoming fascinated by Peter Attia’s (MD) ‘The Drive’ Podcast, where he discusses all things related to longevity and increasing one’s ‘health span’ which is staying disease free for longer, rather than living longer with a disease. I’ll discuss this difference on another blog,Continue reading “Intermittent Fasting: Understanding the evidence”

A Journal: the world’s cheapest psychologist

To me, journalling was always something teenagers did on TV, that was, until about a year ago when I downloaded a journaling app called Day One. Since then I’ve journaled on and off, when I’m journaling consistently I notice myself thinking clearer, more complete thoughts. Going through the day I’m constantly distracted and will alwaysContinue reading “A Journal: the world’s cheapest psychologist”

Stress and Anxiety: Don’t Suffer Twice

The object of your stress will never be as bad as what you think it will be, so don’t suffer twice by stressing about it. Just saying ‘don’t stress’ doesn’t help so I’ve given some thoughts on strategies I use to manage my stress.

Investing in Relationships

Over the past few years there has definitely been a significant increase in the productivity sphere of social media, with the rise of people like Ali Abdaal and Thomas Frank. They are very insightful and have many great tips on strategies to improve your output, but I’ve found this can lead to the pursuit ofContinue reading “Investing in Relationships”