My favourite books for 2022
Did you read some good books this year? I read some absolute gems. I’m a firm believer that a good book can change your life. This is why I make time to read every day. As Australian actor Francis Greenslade advises in his book How I Learnt to Act: “Read novels and plays and poetry. […]
Streamline your life with mind maps
Mind mapping is one of my favourite ways to learn. The funny drawings, the colour, and creativity can transform any dry subject into something that’s interesting for the brain. But mind mapping is also a great life strategy. You can use it to create plans, capture ideas from books, set goals, clarify your thinking, organise […]
How to read online without your attention being hijacked
There’s an art to reading online. How do you do it without getting derailed by a tsunami of ads, click-bait, notifications and hyperlinks? Your brain is up against many carefully crafted apps and video games that are designed to steal your attention. This article is about how you can read online without ending up places […]
10 books that changed my life this year
I love a lot of things in life, such as . . . Big bowls of pasta, op shops, my husband and a comfy pair of pants. But one of my great loves is books. I love reading books, particularly nonfiction books. As a kid, I wasn’t much of a bookworm though. When it came […]