My perspective on doing good

December 6, 2010

Here is my entry for the latest, and final, WarChild Challenge. Please read, watch, and vote over on the site. Why I should win: I subscribe to a belief in basic humanism, and that is what I bring to this project. No one decided who would be privileged and who would live short, meaningless lives [...]

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Doing nothing has never been easier

November 23, 2010

(Please vote for my entry here) “Doing nothing has never been easier” sums up my thoughts on the global impact of poverty. Doing nothing, while feeling like one is actually doing something, is a critical flaw in our infrastructure of giving. People can click “Like” or “Upvote” or make any number of small gestures and [...]

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ARK: A safe place for Halifax’s homeless youth

November 9, 2010

ARK in Halifax has been a safe place for Halifax’s street-involved and homeless youth for 12 years. I profiled this amazing organization for my second WarChild Challenge. Please read it and vote if you enjoy it. Someone’s teenaged child, someone’s brother, someone’s sister, is on the street tonight, and tomorrow they’ll be searching for a [...]

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My First WarChild Challenge Entry

October 26, 2010

Hey everyone! I’m participating in the WarChild Challenge, trying to get youth more engaged with helping make the world a better place. If you get a chance, please vote for my entry in the first of our four challenges. I profiled The Hub Halifax in a photo gallery. The Hub has been such a great [...]

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Notes on Public Speaking

October 14, 2010

1. Assume everyone wants to go eat lunch, get home early, or anything else other than listen to you talk anymore. Speak as if the time you have with them is precious, and given to you begrudgingly 2. Don’t think, “What do people want to hear from me?” Think, “No one really wants to hear from [...]

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The impotence of awareness

October 12, 2010

Doing nothing is worse than doing something. And pretending to do something is much, much worse than doing nothing at all. It can be very easy to let ourselves believe that insignificant actions, en masse, can have real effects. We want this to be true, otherwise we are faced with the unpleasant reality of having [...]

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HOW-TO Become a better public speaker

June 16, 2010

After doing a post about how to become more social if you’re shy, I thought I might talk a little bit about becoming a better public speaker. Now, I’m not about to suggest I’m an amazing public speaker by any stretch, but I’m all right. Good enough that I don’t mind throwing down a tip [...]

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HOW-TO Be Social if You’re Shy

June 7, 2010

If you know me in person, but have only met me a few times, you might be surprised to find out that I’m actually a fairly shy guy. But honestly, I got bored of being shy. It’s tiring being stressed out all the time about what to say, what to do with your hands when [...]

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“Get Over Yourselves” My Podcamp Toronto talk

March 22, 2010

The video is now up from my Podcamp Toronto 2010 talk I did in February. It’s the foundation for my recent posts about social media and social change. Like this post? Subscribe via email. Enter address:

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How do we update the infrastructure of giving?

February 24, 2010

The infrastructure of giving requires an update. The barrier to participation has become so low that people are able to feel like they’ve done something without actually doing anything. You can click Join Group or retweet about a cause and feel like you’ve done a good deed, when you’ve really done nothing other than become [...]

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