In Paul Jarvis’ book, Company of One, he tells a story of his accountant friend who made enough money by August to take the rest of the year off to go rock climbing. He figured out how much money he needed to be comfortable, made it and then went off
It’s no secret that folks from developing countries earn criminally less than their developed counterparts. Most people in Jamaica, for example, earn about $600 USD ($90,000 JMD) per month, compared to the estimated $2,800 USD earned by most Americans. Even if we do manage to get online and start to
A few years ago, I took my first trip to the Big Apple. I was on my own, and New York City was on my bucket list, so I was super excited about it. So excited, in fact, that I planned that trip to a tee. From booking tickets to
As a writer, you learn early in your career that sometimes you just have to “kill your darlings”. It’s a rather graphic way of reminding us that, no matter how attached we are to a certain sentence or storyline or character, if it doesn’t work in the overall context, we
My mother worked in public healthcare sector in Jamaica her entire life. She’s held jobs at several hospitals and even the Ministry of Health itself. She got vaccinated as a child, and took her children to be vaccinated as well. She even enrolled me in a clinical trial up until
If there are a thousand productivity hacks out there, I’ve probably tried 999 of them. From cold showers to “eat the frog”, from GTD to PARA, I’ve tried them all, just to see what sticks. At the end of the day, while many were useful, there are a select few
2020 was a year that broke me. Shattered me to a million pieces… At 6pm on May 8th, I sat in a hard, uncomfortable chair in a makeshift hospital waiting room. My father slouched beside me in a wheelchair, the left side of his lip sagging. We waited over 6
Here’s how I use Notion to plan and manage my life, home and work as a freelancer who works from home.
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I accomplished some amazing things – dream clients and work milestones, finally making it to Europe (a goal I’ve had for 10 years), turning 30! Awesome, right? But somehow things still managed to get all screwed up.
Want to know what we mean by “systemic racism”? The system is so racist that even your sinks are discriminating against black folk. Sinks? Did you say sinks? Yes, your freaking bathroom sinks!
A name is a very powerful thing, a core part of our identity, and we know how important it is to others. So why the hell do people keep calling me Stacey?
Brands have been making very strong statements on social issues lately, but the true intent of their actions may be more than meets the eye.
The Golden Globes took Twitter by storm last Sunday, but the other far more important story happening that night was that of Saudi refugee, Rahaf Al-Qunun and her fight for freedom.
2018 was the year of rebuilding. It started out looking like my last year on earth, but somehow miraculously turned into the year I finally gained some peace within. Here are the highlights.
Have you ever done something that seemed pretty normal while you’re doing it, but afterward think…holy cow, that could have gone so terribly wrong! That’s how I met Maggie…
