by Jacques de Villiers | Jan 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
A friend and I were talking last night about how really whip-smart people can get into cultish behaviour and start sipping the Kool-Aid (a reference to the Jonestown mass suicide where 918 people died). I’m sure I don’t have to explain a cult to you,...
by Jacques de Villiers | Sep 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Nee, my fok Marelize, I am so done with these experts and gurus coming off the mountain like Moses and giving us the definitive answers to our problems. Everyone has an answer to life, love and the universe, and LinkedIn, it appears.Many of these experts got a luck...
by Jacques de Villiers | Aug 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Content of Our Character is what Counts in the Final Analysis I’ve just finished reading Every Second Counts by Donald McRae about the race to transplant the first human heart. As you know, Chris Barnard (undeservedly as it turns out) won the race, when in...
by Jacques de Villiers | Jul 11, 2021 | Uncategorized
One of the consequences of Covid-19 for me is that it has left me devastatingly isolated. It only became apparent to me the other day when a dog came running up to me whilst I was out walking. It was friendly, so I patted and stroked it. Then I stuck my face into its...
by Jacques de Villiers | Jul 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Vacuum You’ve heard the idiom, “Nature abhors a vacuum”. It’s spot on. As soon as one thought is gone, another takes its place. As soon as a beggar leaves his corner, another one replaces him. As soon as one habit goes, another takes its place. So, in essence,...
by Jacques de Villiers | Jun 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
When you’re with anyone … a partner, a client or a friend … be interested and not interesting. When you’re the most interesting (and smartest) person in the room, go find another room. And, when you’re in that room, go and find the most...
