Use technology, don’t let it use you
Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
Andrew Sullivan, ‘I Used to Be a Human Being’
Cal Newport, ‘Digital Minimalism’
Michelle Gia, ‘i quit social media, and it was the best decision of my life’
Social Dilemma, Netflix (2020)
Yasmene Badereldin, ‘Overstimulation’
Let’s create a better society
Audre Lorde, Your Silence Will Not Protect You
James Baldwin, ‘I Am Not Your Negro’
Paulo Freire, Daring to Dream – ‘The progressive educators of the past played their role in bringing us to this point, in revealing practices of oppression and injustice…our struggle of today does not mean that we will necessarily accomplish changes, but without this fight, today, the future generations may have to struggle a great deal more. History does not end with us; it continues on.’ (p10)
Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the Oppressed
Sal Khan, ‘Let’s teach for mastery – not test scores
Balance work with REST
Anna Neubert, ‘MY SUNDAY RESET: making selfcare a priority’
John Mark Comer, The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
Kathryn Bouskill, ‘The unforeseen consequences of a fast-paced world’
Shai Marcu, ‘The benefits of a good night’s sleep’
Consider your emotions
Brene Brown, ‘The power of vulnerability’
George Lucas Explains – What is Happiness?
Guy Winch, ‘How to practice emotional hygiene’
Thriii ft. messenger – ‘My Sanity’
Become the woman you were created to be
Madison Ryann Ward, ‘Wanda’ – The song opening stood out to me: “if you don’t use it you’ll lose it…I’m not saying if you can’t use it – that’s another thing but – you need to try…”
Sarah Jakes Roberts, Woman Evolve
Healthy relationships only
Inspiring conversations
A conversation with Jerry Lorenzo and Pastor Steven Furtick: ‘The Intention of Creativity‘
Arthur C.Brooks and Oprah Winfrey in Conversation: ‘Build the Life You Want‘
Disruptive Conversation, ‘A Live Event with Rev. A.R. Bernard and Bishop TD Jakes’ – there are so many gems in this conversation: dangers of people pleasing, developing a business mind, recognising opportunities whilst they are in “seed” form. My favourite section is 39.00 – 45.50 which speaks on jeopardising opportunities due to worrying about opinions
Harry Styles – Zane Lowe & Apple Music ‘Harry’s House’ Interview
Jordan Peterson, ‘Your Life Is Built For More’
Leticia Wright, ‘finding her courage as she returns back to Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’
Stormzy – Zane Lowe & Apple Music interview
The Diary of a CEO podcast, ‘Gymshark CEO: How I built A $1.5 Billion Business At 19: Ben Francis’
Don’t let social media dictate your actual reality
George Orwell, 1984 – novel depicts a dystopian society whereby citizens are under constant surveillance only possible because of technology
Girls That Invest ‘The Insta Model Next Door: Is Social Media affecting our financial wellbeing’ – it made me think about how we sometimes spend money simply to impress others and all for what?
The Minimalists, Netflix (2021) – reminded me that we don’t need as much as we are made to feel we need
Money is for creativity
Arese Ugwu, The Smart Money Woman: An African girl’s journey to financial freedom
George S. Clason, The Richest Man in Babylon
Robert Madu, ‘Hidden Potential | Money Talk$ Series’
Work towards your dreams
Kanye West, jeen-yuhs, Netflix (2022)
Barack Obama discusses finding joy and purpose at work with Ira Glass – I really enjoyed the conversation towards the end (from 46.33) about how we may not necessarily derive 100% enjoyment from our day job, but sometimes we have to get through the 20% that we don’t enjoy to get to the 80% that we do enjoy.
Be present…life is beautiful
Coldplay: ‘Everyday Life Live in Jordan‘
Keep up with the times
Bloomberg Originals, Microsoft & OpenAI CEOs: Dawn of the AI Wars
The Verge, Obama on AI, free speech and the future of the internet
You need soul care
‘Do not be deceived; the Christian life is effortful’
Redefining Success 