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Dan Forest

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Reared by racists

Lessons I've learnt from growing up in apartheid South Africa.

Jan 21, 2025

Reared by racists

Jan 21, 2025

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Abracadabra — the lost art of creating with words

Words are powerful things. Use them to create the life you want.

Jan 12, 2025

Abracadabra — the lost art of creating with words

Jan 12, 2025

Stealing from myself

Old work. New life. No guilt.

May 5

Stealing from myself

May 5

Small talk got me the wrong sandwich

Moby’s is a great little artisanal sandwich shop in our town. A perfect blend of wholesome deliciousness and old-school cool. The owner…

Dec 30, 2025

Small talk got me the wrong sandwich

Dec 30, 2025

I envy the dead

Eternal rest and peace sounds pretty good to me right now.

Dec 2, 2025

I envy the dead

Dec 2, 2025

Expectancy vs expectation

One makes you ready, the other disappoints you.

Aug 4, 2025

Expectancy vs expectation

Aug 4, 2025

Midlife paradoxes

My life has turned on its head, and I think I like it.

Apr 24, 2025

Midlife paradoxes

Apr 24, 2025

Starting is easy, finishing is hard

How I have used unfinished work to my advantage.

Feb 28, 2025

Starting is easy, finishing is hard

Feb 28, 2025

Comfort is killing your dreams

The comfortable life is wonderful until you realise it’s robbing you of potential.

Feb 6, 2025

Comfort is killing your dreams

Feb 6, 2025

Resolutions are for losers. Momentum is for winners.

Ditch the stupid the New Year’s resolutions and far fetched goals. Make small daily wins instead.

Jan 2, 2025

Resolutions are for losers. Momentum is for winners.

Jan 2, 2025

Dan Forest

Dan Forest

he/him

Embracing slow life thinking as a middle-aged man trying to make sense of the world. An expert at nothing and a student of everything.

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