Unlearning

My public journal where I share weekly reflections on how I’m unlearning.

How to Be Annoyed

How to Be Annoyed

Six months ago, I was overwhelmed by a constant sense of annoyance living in Portugal. Every little thing seemed to get under my skin.

How to Portrait Mode

How to Portrait Mode

Walking the streets of Lisbon recently, a family of tourists asked me to take their photo in front of one of the many city lookout points.

How to Cry

How to Cry

One minute he would be in tears and the next he would be laughing and playing with his toy cars.

How to Family

How to Family

A seed was humbly planted at the start of the year and what grew from it surpassed any expectations I may have had.

How to Finance

How to Finance

To contrast that experience, a few weeks ago I was invited to a retreat in Southern Europe alongside a range of entrepreneurs and investors.

How to LA

How to LA

I have twenty years of experience driving and have driven in at least twenty countries and many more cities.

How to Pigeon

How to Pigeon

This is not a reflection about pigeon, a common and comforting yoga pose.

How to Art

How to Art

Sitting for dinner, at a beachside resort in the South of Spain overlooking the Mediterranean, I was with a group of entrepreneurs last week.

How to Root

How to Root

The root of the word mother is matr

How to 15 Hours

How to 15 Hours

After spending the last few months enjoying the Australian summer, and avoiding the North American winter

How to Fiji

How to Fiji

Imagine watching a boat speed away, leaving you behind, alone, on a tiny little island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

How to Tiramisu

How to Tiramisu

“One tiramisu. Four spoons please”.

How to Social Media

How to Social Media

“I go to yoga so I can post that I went to yoga”.

How to Second Phone

How to Second Phone

I noticed when someone took one out. I was also noticed when I took mine out.

How to Friend

How to Friend

I didn’t realize he had been holding it for so long. It must have been difficult for him, and I was completely unaware of it this entire time.

How to Anxious

How to Anxious

The day had started slow, or at least slow relative to what my norm had been.

How to Curious

How to Curious

The sun had not yet risen and my eyes were blurry, it was still early in the morning.

How to Bondi

How to Bondi

I walked in and felt intimidated. The music was pumping. The air conditioner was on full blast. The energy was intense.

How to Retreat

How to Retreat

For the first six years of my entrepreneurial career, I did not take a break or vacation.

How to Delhi

How to Delhi

It was the biggest risk I had taken in a while.

How to Yoga

How to Yoga

In the West, so much of what we culturally encourage is forceful

How to Identity

How to Identity

As I sat there in silence, quietly eating my meal and staring at all of these old people, I began to wonder about identity.

How to Ayurveda

How to Ayurveda

The wisdom of Ayurveda was initially passed down through oral tradition, with sages conveying the principles and practices to their disciples.

How to Feel Satisfied

How to Feel Satisfied

Earlier this month while on extended holidays in Australia, being in the worst possible time zone relative to my businesses, family and friends, actually opened up a new sensation that I am still making sense of.