Social media uses algorithms designed to promote maximum engagement.

It does this by showing posts to people who will engage (positively or negatively) - typically this is the same people over and over again.

This creates an echo-chamber that distorts your reality - if left unchecked it can make you feel like the whole world is split (and viciously attacking each other) all around the issues closest to you.

This will corrupt your thinking and is simply untrue.

In this episode I break down how this happens and the impact it will have on your mental state, as well as how best to manage it.

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Topic: Real self-care is more than just a ‘feel good’ activity, it involves taking action to improve yourself over the long term.

Book Chapter: ‘Limit Social Media & Screen Time’, ch 5.5 of How To Get Your Sh!t Together

If you don't try, you are guaranteed to fail - that's a fact. If you do fail, it is not the end of the world, provided that you learn from it. Take every loss as an opportunity for growth, and you wont be losing for long.

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Travelling and reading have a unique way of expanding your mind. They open you up to new possibilities, new ways of living and new concepts.

In this episode, Zachary discusses the lessons learnt from his recent trip to Indonesia.

Teachers and parents often push the importance of reading. But what they often fail to do is explain why it is so important.

In this episode, Zachary discusses how widely reading (particularly of fiction and autobiographies) increases detachment and allows you to live someone else's life.

"When the characters in our books face moral dilemmas, overcome obstacles, learn and grow, so does the reader. I will never be able to see the world through your eyes, but if I read your book, I would have a greater ability to empathise with your perspective"

Zachary discusses the cognitive bias of illusory superiority (our tendency to believe we are better then what we are) as well as how to over come it.