Science classes in school – at least when I was growing up – did a lot more harm than good in terms of my scientific literacy and my eagerness to grow it. Laborious, beige textbooks full of graphs and math. Jaded teachers (most of ’em anyways – I did have one or two winners) with
You’d kinda expect it would be the opposite, right? While many of us are self-isolating – either out of choice or by mandate – you’d think the internet connecting us to friends, family and acquaintances near and far, would be just what the psychiatrist ordered. If ever there was a moment for the internet (and
First of all… Don’t be sorry. It’s okay to want to earn a decent living. You’re worth it. If you didn’t think you were, you would never have had the ovaries to make the daunting (and sometimes, frankly, terrifying) decision to leave the comfort of a cushy (if, possibly exploitative) job to begin with. And
Starting this article, I wanted to begin by saying that “specialised, experienced advertising/content consultants are the future”. But, in truth, we’re already the solution, right now. When your business takes on a “traditional” or “big” agency, most of your marketing-spend essentially goes to keeping alive vast, complicated systems that exist purely to put distance, people,
“It’s MY profile”, you say? “I’ll say what I want”, you say? No, it’s not. And no, you won’t. Because you’re in public. So have some bloody manners. By Gord Laws. Imagine you arrive at a giant house party. It’s full of all your friends and even more of your acquaintances. Literally hundreds (if not
I was recently invited by UK-based freelance hub, Regus Connect, to write a guest article for their industry-related blog. They’d seen my recent “How To Rule at Freelancing: 34 Hard-earned Tips” feature on this site, and found it really helpful to their users. I was thrilled to lend a hand (or, keyboard, as the case
To hell with clickbait. This, right here, is an old-school, comprehensive, in-depth feature article, based on a whole bunch of hard-earned experience. SEO be damned. This is actually intended to benefit mankind. Going solo in the Creative Industries (advertising, editorial, TV production, web design, video editing, whatever) is a dream for many of us “creatives*”. Freedom from office hours, status
Unlike garbage clickbait with headlines just like this one, I’ve actually started doing something that is legitimately enjoyable, helps me to lose weight, and actually increases my intelligence. It’s extremely straight-forward and very easy to do, so I thought I’d share and see if I can help a few people out… Listening to Audiobooks has changed my
When I lost more than 65kg in 14 months during 2009/10, the process was as intense emotionally as it was physically. When you’re talking about losing more than what many people weigh, you’re talking big changes. Men’s Health wanted the story from the perspective of what a (then) 28-year life is like in one body, and how
It’s strange how a person’s approach to materialism changes over the years. Well, mine at any rate. The things we want, the things we have, and other people’s things that we envy. Let me explain what I mean… I’ll start by saying that I’m no kibbutz-bothering hippy. I like nice things and I like being
I suppose we all knew the day would come sooner or later. And by “we”, I don’t only mean the public, but also the staff at South Africa’s original and best-loved men’s entertainment magazine. Especially the ones who served long tenures there. Still, getting the call from my homeboy, FHM Editor Louis Raubenheimer, on Monday
