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I recently journeyed to Harare, Zimbabwe, to visit a dear friend and explore the city. If cities, urbanism and infrastructure interest you, please have a read.

https://t.co/QD9ZGgtOj2

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I recently made the journey to Mbombela to watch the Springboks take on the All Blacks. If you find sport or contemporary observations of South Africa interesting, have a read. https://t.co/MIVBqShbSg via @LinkedIn

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Any reasonable human loves good food.

But arriving at an amazing final product takes effort.

What can we learn about life from playing second fiddle in the kitchen?

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Cue controversial post (please don't cancel me).

Humans will always disagree. But what is the (in)correct mechanism to engage such disagreement?

Here is a lesson we can learn from a current controversy.

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Health scares are part of life.

So when a health scare hits, what tools do we have to handle the emotional fallout?

Here are some personal observations that helped me through mine and that could help you too.

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@palmerish What I enjoyed about this essay was the brevity of a very simple message.

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As humans, we think we clearly communicate what we want.

However, we are often ambiguous and leave the other party confused.

Here's an observation of one such instance that we can all learn from.

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https://t.co/pWqgxgBDSp

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When the dodgy street has potential, how do you fix it?

More CCTV cameras?

Consider removing vehicles and see what happens.

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"Boys only schools are outdated."

We've all heard this before, but would you consider sending your son to such a school?

Here's a personal story to consider.

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https://t.co/qgV5C5ABIO

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Succession planning.

We all know it's important, but why are we so bad at it?

Acknowledging its required may be the first problem.
#ship30for30

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We've all spent time in a taxi.

Here is an observation I made while having a conversation with a taxi driver in Dubai. Worlds apart, he emparted something to me about the reality of the world.

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@palmerish I really enjoy the way you structure your writing. An easy to read flow, well structured paragraphs with headings...and powerful opening liners :) Btw, what's your favourite pedestrian street in CPT?