We’ve all had fantasies of fast-tracked life changes – how rad would it be to become a millionaire or sprout a six-pack overnight? Unfortunately this is not the world we live in, and most of the time you have to work pretty darn hard to...
Let’s cut right to the chase – as much as getting feels good, giving feels that much better. Donating to charity is a sure-fire way to help people out and up your karma, but it can be tricky picking the right organisation to lend a...
Guys, it’s time to hit you with some real talk. Often the difficult choices that present themselves to us – what we most fear doing, asking and saying – are exactly what we need to do. However, these fears often make us paralysed and leave...
We’ve all been in the situation when we’re trying to say something but feel like we’re not being heard. Ever feel like nobody is listening to you? Julian Treasure can help. Back in 2013 he gave a TED talk on effective communication that went absolutely...
Béatrice Coron is no stranger to a slightly late start. The self-confessed rebel has been around the world and then some – she’s been a shepherdess, a truck driver, a factory worker, a cleaning lady, but all the while she never stopped creating. When she hit 40, she...
When it comes to computers, few things hold as much pure nostalgic value as a little program called MS Paint. Long the preferred method of time wasting before the Internet actually came to computers, this humble program has become something of a comforting staple in...
Popular culture sure has done a good job of making choirs cool. Long gone is the reputation that organised singing is for nerds – the image now is that singing groups are actually pretty badass. Although born from very traditional beginnings, this is a story...
We all know the old saying about necessity being the mother of invention, but this takes it to a whole new level. After a long road filled with rejection, Janet Echelman’s dreams of becoming a visual artist were realised when she went to India for...
If you’ve ever been in the unfortunate position of having to rifle through dry, poorly written resumes to find a potential new employee, this guy has got the CV you have to see. New York-based designer Robby Leonardi has pretty much had his finger in...