How to feel successful

I used to live with this nagging feeling that I wasn’t quite enough. Not smart enough. Not pretty enough. Not successful enough. This feeling of inadequacy drove me to work in unsustainable and unhealthy ways. I felt desperate to make something of myself in this world. It took doing a PhD to make me realise […]

Use your unique brain (or lose it)

The other day, I heard someone say they use AI to make their to-do lists. Then another person told me he uses AI to read his email and tell him what he needs to do for the day. I thought, “Why would you do that?” Why have we stopped using our brains and completely outsourced […]

The Harms of Ultra-Processed Foods

The other day, I watched a video of how crab sticks are made. When you see how a crab stick is made, trust me, you’ll never want to eat one ever again (you can watch the horrifying video here). Spoiler alert: There’s no actual crab meat in a crab stick. Like many people of my […]

Quit chasing fads and trends

I know a woman who sells high-speed blenders for a living. A few months ago, she casually mentioned that cottage cheese and pistachio nut butter were trending. “How do you know this?” I asked. “My company hired a new digital media strategist and that’s what she told us . . . I’m off to buy […]