Author: Paul Goodchild
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The ‘need’ for friendship
While at university a decade ago I met some really fantastic people, some of which I’m still in regular contact with today, most of which however I’m not. It was at this time I had a friendship that was both wonderful and tragic all at once, that taught me things about myself and about friendships…
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Infatuation: Flights of fancy
This is a bit of a random post, somewhat outside of the normal theme of my writings of late. They’re usually a bit more structured and based on sky high principles of living a better life, but today, I feel like writing about a topic we all have to deal with: infatuation
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A follow up: What are the benefits of fasting?
This is a follow up to my previous article on the benefits of undergoing a fast for the purposes of detoxification for your body. Probably best to give that a read if you haven’t already done so, and then coming back here again to see the aftermath.
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How to lose your wealth by doing nothing
I’d like to introduce you to the term ‘understatement’: We are in very uncertain economic times. So what’s new? What is new, is how you should handle your finances/money/wealth. Anyone who hasn’t been an adult during a depression will hopefully have realised by now that anything they have experienced up until this point will not…
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What are the benefits of fasting?
At the time of writing, I am on day 6 of a 7-day fasting program. I came to the resort specifically for this purpose as I wanted to explore the idea and the benefits of such an undertaking on my body and mind. Wikipedia defines fasting as: Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining…
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Working to live vs. living to work
Are you living each day for your work? Have you misplaced the role that work plays in your life – that is as a facilitator. When you’re working overtime to pay the bills and feed you and your family, you’re trading in your most valuable asset – time – for stuff. Is it worth it?
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How to make the perfect fruit smoothie
Ever wanted to make fruit smoothies and you don’t know where to start? What do you need? How do you mix it? Are they healthy and why? Making fruit smoothies is easy and I’ll tell you how.
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Why going on a diet sucks
Going on a diet, restricting what you can eat for the sole purposes of rapid weight loss isn’t a fun pursuit. Better to approach your diet in moderation, not restriction.
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The Pareto Principle: 80/20 rule
Life is all about rules unfortunately. Some make complete sense; some make law and by today’s standard are completely nonsensical. Some however, like Pareto’s Principle, are genius. It basically states that roughly 80{97de8d2e860196f43620abbbd870152438d0e1a3bef5042cd7be1942d94df9d0} of the output is derived from 20{97de8d2e860196f43620abbbd870152438d0e1a3bef5042cd7be1942d94df9d0} of the input. Or alternatively: 80{97de8d2e860196f43620abbbd870152438d0e1a3bef5042cd7be1942d94df9d0} of the progress/work is done in 20{97de8d2e860196f43620abbbd870152438d0e1a3bef5042cd7be1942d94df9d0} of the…
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Introverts are not shy
What makes an introvert an introvert? Are they just shy because they’re introverted? Can extroverts be shy? I discuss some of these ideas in this article and hopefully will help you see why, if you’re introverted, you don’t need to be shy.
