5 Productivity Tasks to Try This Week
I mainly work On-The-Internet, which means there are an untold number of distractions that can turn my productivity scale down to 0. Shiny new thing! Doge! Weasel on a woodpecker! (I mean, come on!) I also work from my home office surrounded by fun things such as laundry, 3 crazy animals that want playing with, […]
5 Things I Wish I’d Known When I Started My Business
I quit my day job back in 2011 (woah, almost 4 years!), and even though I’d run a small business alongside a day job for a few years before then, there’s still a load of stuff I wish I’d known before going properly into ‘business’ with no day job buffer. It Gets Easier The first […]
Why jealousy & envy are ruining your life! (and what to do about it)
[standfirst]Jealousy & envy, alongside regret, are the most pointless emotions that your stupid brain can conjure. But, conjure them it will. Stupid brain. [/standfirst] The green-eyed monster – or envy, FOMO, jealousy, whatever – is hard to keep at bay, especially when you’re ambitious, type A, and a hard worker. It sneaks up when you least expect […]
Honest Review of the PayPal Here
Full disclosure: I’ve been using the PayPal Here for a couple of years now, and purchased the card reader at full price. This review is all first-hand knowledge, and PayPal hasn’t sponsored this post or provided the card reader. A couple of people have asked me how it is to use, so I thought I’d […]
Why “If you’re not happy, change it” is the worst piece of advice… ever.
I’m pretty sure you’ve heard it before. “If you’re not happy, just change it!”. In fact, I’ve probably told people that in the past, too. It’s a massively knee jerk, all assumptive statement, isn’t it? I mean, think about it. You might not be happy with something in your life right now (your job, your home, your […]