I’m a productivity junkie. I follow so many productivity blogs that if anything, has actually made me less productive because I spend too much time trying out new productivity “hacks” that don’t amount to much.

It’s my father’s 60th birthday today. He retired yesterday after a 40-year career as a teacher. As a surprise, my mum and sister thought it will make him proud if we submitted an article to his favourite daily in hope that the editors will publish our story.

It has been a while since I last made any changes to my blog. I’m keen to start over, write more regularly and just have fun along the way.

Waking up early Wednesday morning was a surreal experience in light of the news that Trump has clinched the US presidency. A year ago, people around me made light of his ascendancy. TV shows I enjoyed watching, the Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Last Night with John Oliver and the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, only seemed to confirm the light-heartedness of the situation.

I have been reading Dan Pink’s To Sell is Human where he makes the argument that we are all “salespeople” now as we spend all our days persuading, convincing and influencing others. I haven’t found that particularly surprising but what I found really helpful was the exercises he proposes.