What I’m reading: How to Make Your Life Better by Sending Five Simple Emails
What I’m watching: Why Are We Fat? by Simon Gault
What I’m listening to: Earth 2.0: What Would Our Economy Look Like? by Freakonomics Radio
Go see: Hidden Figures — I’m a little late seeing this wonderful film. Triumphant and beautifully uplifting. Go see it.
A quote I’m pondering on: “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle. As with all matters of the heart, you’ll know when you find it.” — Steve Jobs
What I’m reading: Bill Gates, Warren Buffett and Oprah Winfrey All Use the 5-Hour Rule
What I’m watching: War on Waste Stories on the ABC
What recently made me Laugh Out Loud: “Parenting is mainly informing small people how many more minutes they have left of something.” — Anonymous
What I’m listening to: Are the Rich Really Less Generous then the Poor? by Freakonomics Radio
A quote I’m pondering on: “I’m more interested in being good than being famous.” — Annie Liebovitz
What I’m watching: 10 Ways to Have a Better Conversation via Ted Talks.
What I’m reading: You’re Not Going to Believe What I’m About to Tell You by The Oatmeal.
What I’m not doing: Eating breakfast. Well my first meal for the day is between 12pm and 2pm depending on what time I have my last meal the night before. So that’s when I have my breakfast. Yes, I fast. Everyday. I’ve been doing this since 2012. It’s NOT a diet. It’s just the way I live. I haven’t been sick for 5 years. What’s the science behind it? There are a lot of articles on the web but you can start here and here. Thank me later.
Go see: Alien Convenant — Even if you’re not a fan of the Alien series this is a worthy sequel to the prequel - Prometheus. Not many people liked it but I loved that film. I forget how terrifying it is! I’ll watch anything by Ridley Scott.
A quote I’m pondering on: “Nothing will give us more meaning in life than to know that we matter for others.” — Esther Perel
What I’m watching: Designated Survivor on Netflix — Yes, I know it’s not real but the narrative is so compelling I can’t stop watching it!
What I’m reading: Open Your Eyes - Deaf Studies Talking — I’m reading it for school. It’s a fascinating topic but the book is not easy to read. It’s a tad academic. I have to do a summary in sign language afterwards… which is the fun bit.
What I’m listening to: Food + Science = Victory by Freakonomics Radio
A quote I’m pondering on: “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” — Arthur Ashe
What I’m reading: “One Behaviour Separates the Successful from the Average.”
What I’m watching: ”An Algorithm for Happiness”. Watch it. It’s only 2 minutes of your life.
A quote I’m pondering on: “Amplify your strengths, not your weaknesses.” — Chase Jarvis
Go see: “Get Out” — Scary, compelling, thought-provoking and funny!