Author: Dean Robert Watson
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Questions I’ve asked my partner
Put as much energy into listening to their response as you did asking the question. Asking questions requires vulnerability, which is why many people avoid it. The experience will bring you closer together, I promise …
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Money Series: Money for couples
Have you ever loved yourself and a special someone so much that you were willing to combine finances? Despite sharing everything else, money is often the last thing that couples decide to share …
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Money Series: Zen and the art of filing a tax return
If paying tax doesn’t feel calm, it just means you need a better system. One way I like to cultivate a positive outlook is to imagine the tax brackets as levels in a video game …
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Money Series: The giving machine
Ask anyone who’s tried it—unconditional giving is crystal meth for becoming truly wealthy. Try any of these 100 ways to master the dark art of giving, if you dare …
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Money Series: Secret habits of the truly wealthy
To create deeply meaningful wealth, decide who you want to be and then build habits to become that person. The difference this has made to my own wellbeing, let alone my ability to invest well, is truly ridiculous …
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My 12 years creating IMDb pages: Celebrating the people that make the films and TV shows you love
The 25,000+ individual credits I’ve uploaded to IMDb puts me in the top 1% of contributors worldwide. Every show is a little different, so I still learn something each time I take on a job …
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Every book I’ve ever read
When I was 10 years old, I started writing down and rating every book I finished. To date, I’ve read 743 books in my life …
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Money Series: What will surprise you about investing
Most things have happened before and therefore, most things will happen again. This helps us predict and prepare for surprises. As investors, this is a gift we can give to our future selves …
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Money Series: How to invest — taking action and automating
Money is an excellent area of your life to start proving to yourself that you are someone who executes. It positively affects all areas of your life and it also happens to be relatively simple …
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How to start learning Vietnamese (northern dialect) in Auckland
It takes 1100 hours to become fluent in Vietnamese. The good news is that’s about half the time it takes to learn Chinese, Japanese, Korean or Arabic …
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How to lead people at work in 2024: Manifesto for a more human way of leading in New Zealand
Whether you lead a large team at work or you are a team of one, it starts with you. Investing in yourself feels great and gives you the sustenance to care for others …
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Money Series: How to decide how to make money and invest
When you have a vision for your ideal life and you know how much is enough, the next step is to decide how to make the money and invest it. This requires strategic thinking …
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Money Series: How much is enough?
Do you know how much money you need to never have to work another day in your life? Whether you love your work (like I do) or you don’t, knowing this changes everything …
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Yours sincerely, Psoriasis
The last thing I needed in 1998 was another reason for the bullies to scratch me. When Dr. Fagan told me I had psoriasis I knew one thing: this needed to be fixed. And fast …
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17 surprising ways Australian and New Zealand comedians make money
There are many things that people with a comic’s skill set can do that people are willing to pay money for. These are all things I’ve tried myself to make a living and to make life interesting …
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New Zealand birds and how to eat them
I love New Zealand birds. There are many types and surely on that spectrum, some are going to be delicious. The most appetising is the kererū …
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6 things I’d tell my younger self about my community radio and TV days at SYN, RMITV and Channel 31
It’s 2010 and you are so excited to start your community radio journey at Student Youth Network (SYN) in Melbourne. How does a funhouse like this even exist …
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Miscarriage, abortion and dodgy condoms — a guy’s guide to panic and grief
My life would have turned out very differently had I lived in a country that did not support the right for women to get to decide what to do with their bodies …