What’s Better For Creativity: Alcohol vs. Coffee

I read somewhere that creativity is our ability to think of something original from connections made between pre-existing ideas in our brain. These connections are controlled by chemicals called neurotransmitters. One of these neurotransmitters is adenosine, which alerts your brain when you’re running out of energy. When this happens, it reacts by slowing down the connections made…

The Hashtags All The Cool Kids Are Using

Who knew there was a hashtag for every day of the week? Grow your reach + build your community on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook by using them when you upload your next pic. As long as your profile is public, you’re sure to get discovered + make new friends across the world (not to mention…

How Do You Bounce Back?

I’ve learnt that the best experiences we have are the sum of multiple “wow moments”, not just one. It’s the same feeling as the first time you used a great product. It probably felt like it was designed just for you. Every action you took while using it felt right. Your senses (vision, touch, sound) were in tune with the experience.You…

How Do You Keep People Coming Back?

Building a brand is a funny thing. You want people to get the clearest understanding of who you are, but often you over complicate the process. My experience has taught me it’s really not that hard. Keeping things absolutely simple is key. If your business is online, it’s especially important to make your product easy to use for the user….

20 Quotes + Endless Inspiration!

As if the Golden Globes wasn’t inspiration enough (gorgeous outfits, glittering venue, beautiful role models), I’ve sourced some pretty cool sayings to give you a fresh approach to stuff you’re facing. As we kick off the new year, here are 20 quotes for the month that are guaranteed to inspire you. 1. Don’t look where you fall,…

Deepak Chopra + The Power of 2015!

Reblogged from The Irish Times online, here’s something to look forward to this coming weekend: Last year brought us the new phrase “conscious uncoupling”; now it’s time for “conscious business”. The people behind this Friday’s Pendulum Summit in the Convention Centre Dublin are, according to their marketing bumpf, in “the business of conscious business”, which…

10 Gift Ideas For Your Girlfriend This Christmas

The Christmas season is here again. It’s my favourite time of year! It’s the season of giving + sharing. Sometimes it’s difficult to shop for your girlfriend, especially if you’re the type that doesn’t know how to shop for women. So this one’s for my male readers… here’s a few ideas you can use to make your girlfriend…

Earn Easy Cash Through Instagram

+ Sign up to Twenty20, set your price + sell your photos. You get a 20% cut for each one sold. They sort logistics + shipping worldwide, sending money your way via PayPal every month. They sell your photos on canvas or use them to create phone covers, pillows, ornamental prisms + framed prints. Popular photos are…