Mouthgasms, Moral Dilemma’s, Hunter S. Thompson and other Life Lessons from Tokyo
The restaurant is upscale with clean, polished trimmings and a rather quiet atmosphere given the place is full. I’m bemused and impressed by the centre section of the tale that rotates to allow food and drink to be easily passed. My colleagues speak little English and I little of their native tongue-which explains at least our contribution to the placid vibe. I’m eating shark fin soup. I hadn’t realised it at first, and I certainly didn’t order it. Halfway through the course, I slurp the tasty broth and casually ask my host, who’s our show runner here, “What is this?” She quickly types something into her phone and hands it to me. The Google translation jumps off the screen like a “Fail” circled in blood red on a term paper.
How to Locate Creative Clues to Complete Creative Projects
I like Marc Andreessen. I enjoy his newsletter as it keeps me current with the latest and greatest tech trends.…
Taylor Swift, Zara, Mark Manson and The Art of Non-Reaction
What if the art of non-reaction was the new norm? Instead of diving into "acceptance, tolerance and inclusivity so long as you share my views.” was replaced by “live and let live”? Instead, in Taylor Swift's words, "Look what you made me do" was replaced by "What you do has no power over me"?
So You Didn't Like Matt Rifes Jokes...
Comedian Matt Rife's Netflix Special is taking some heat from the social justice mob, raising the question "Is not liking someone's joke worthy of the cancel culture mob?". In a world where holding a mirror up to society makes you the bad guy, here's Joel Primus' take on cancel culture and what social justice crusading really does to the world.
Moonshots: Making the Impossible Happen
The following is a chapter contribution for XO Leaders USA book on entrepreneurship. In this blog I’ve decided to keep…
You Only Need to be Good at One Thing
I have many friends whose solopreneur prowess makes me drip with envy. They are to entrepreneurship what Ryan Gosling is…
Endurance as a Competitive Advantage in Business
As a runner, the middle of the race hurts the most. It doesn’t matter how far you’re running, somewhere in…
Dumb Phone
In my early twenties, I threw on a backpack and hitch-hiked across Canada. Cellular phones were around at the time…
5 Tips for Building Intimacy with Your Partner
Intimacy is a pillar of a great relationship. Trust, collaboration (or co creation), communication and pleasure (or enjoyment) would be the other legs of that stool. The misconception of intimacy is that it’s directly tied to sex. Yes, cultivating intimacy does help with great sex but its real purpose is deep connection which also energizes the other pillars of a relationship.
The Red Pill Movement
The red pill movement has lost all its meaning -- but is this new empty definition forcing us (and others) to ask the hard questions about the way the world really is?