Denzil Duke

The Investing Philosophy of Denzil Duke

(This is not financial advice. Just my two cents) The age of which I'm writing this article, I am 20 years old. The idea of investing has been at the forefront of my mind now that I've gotten a job in car sales, surrounded by colleagues

Work Is Good

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? Proverbs 6:6-9 Change The Definition Of "Work" Who

Collection Of Phenomenons & Paradoxes of Adolescence

There will be no congruency between the sections of this article. I won't even make a video about it because I do not believe most people want to hear about the weird intricacy of life. Nonetheless, here's a collection. Asian Age Paradox This really depends on

Advice About Job Interviews

Before taking my job interviews, I watched this video from Jordan Shanks. In inspiration, I want to breakdown how I think I landed a job at a car dealership for one of the biggest car brands in the world. And yes, I'm going to be talking about going

Do What You Can, Not What You Want

Begrudgingly I am going down the path of sales. My calling was maybe doing video editing and content creation as a marketer. Yet, my skills say otherwise... Why was it that I'd want to go into marketing? From a job standpoint, I never really have to interact with

I Gotta Quit Social Media

The currency in the world of information is attention. Recently, I've landed a job at a car dealership as a salesman. You can say I'm moving up in the world of sales: from electronics to vehicles. As well, I've recently been studying my Diploma

Should I Follow My Passion?

For the past year, I explored video editing. Now, after returning from Japan, I'm not too sure if I want to keep pursuing this passion. And, you might be in the same boat. Wondering whether or not you should follow that passion of yours? The thing that doesn&

Why I'm Concerned About 20 Year Olds Getting Pregnant

A while ago, the group chat had a screenshot of a baby announcement by one of our peers. It was someone from my classes and extracurricular activities. My initial reaction? "Wow." For this article, I'm writing to try explain why I have such a strong reaction

How Important Are My 20s?

I've been going down a rabbit hole of Jordan Shanks videos emphasising the importance of your 20s. Also, from all the podcasts that I listen to, there is a great audience of young 20 year olds wanting to know the next best move is in their career, life,

Why I’m Wearing a Ring (But Not Married)

My Grade 9 History Teacher (God rest his soul) had a story of his friend who purposely wore a wedding ring. The friend hated the attention of getting hit on. So much, that he went out of his way to start wearing one on his left ring finger. In my

The Closest I Came To A Gambling Addiction

When you come to Japan, go to Akihabara. There you will find claw machine games. In particular, one's that have anime figures for prizes. If you know Australia, it's one of the biggest gambling capitals of the world. I was with my Chinese-Malaysian friend I met

I Will Never Go To The Clubs

Why do I not want to go to town? I think about the kind of image and reputation you'll have when people see you in town. The thing I feared most was getting photographed and put onto some of the club's Facebook page. The lighting is

You're Not At Work To Make Friends

Out of the seven workplaces that I've worked at in the past six years, I've only hung out with a colleague outside of work TWICE. Here is my philosophy behind it. (To my current or past coworkers. Give this article a CHANCE) Friendly Vs Being Friends

Ego Is The Enemy

I don't know how I haven't read Ryan Holliday's book sooner, but I think this book is great for any young professional wanting to make an impact. I'm going to be outlining the lessons I've taken from the book and

What Subjects To Choose In Senior High School

My name is Denzil. I've graduated from an Australian high school in 2022. I'm going to explain the Senior Subjects I chose. A retrospect. What Subjects Did I Choose? From the two pathways, I chose the one that gave me the most challenge in the subjects

The Need For Reassurance

We want to be told our decisions are right. To have someone else to blame for the consequences of our decisions. Part of becoming an adult is ultimately facing with the reality we don't know, and we'll have to deal with the unknown consequences. Rather than

Dating, Sex And Marriage

Quite recently I've went down a rabbit hole of dating and marriage. Working at the electronics retail store, it sort of has made me self-conscious of my singleness. If I counted it correctly, almost 75% of my colleagues are in a relationship. Rather than trying to dive in

Why I Don't Plan On Retiring...

Have you ever encountered someone in your life, and you will never meet again? I was in a medical waiting room, and an old man chatted with me. He asked what I was doing. "I take you for a student." "Are you retired?" "Yes. Word

3 Stages Of The Self-Improvement Space

I've made some observations regarding one's self improvement journey. Particularly, with myself. Read this if you've spent a long time consuming self-improvement content on YouTube. Because, the 3 stages I've identified I think everyone eventually goes through. Stage 1: Idolisation Of Your

Will I Stop Learning Japanese?

Now coming up to my 3rd week staying in Japan, I'm questioning whether or not I continue to study the language back in Australia. I'm leaning towards dropping it once I return. But also one of my other hobbies, playing the piano. Here's why.

You Do You Boo

I'm slowly realising that how you live your life doesn't matter. Now hold on! You might take the nihilistic route. Believing the pointlessness of fleeting life is not worth living. I'm recording the freedom you have to live. Here in Tokyo, I'm

The Only Way Is There Is No Way

"You must understand that there is more than one path to the top of the mountain." — Miyamoto Musashi, The Book Of Five Rings I went on a three hour walk listening to Chris Williamson's new episode of Modern Wisdom with George Mack. He recently released his

What The Hell Was I Thinking?

About five months ago, I asked a coworker out. I got rejected. (Big whoop) What I found fascinating was she's the only person I regretted asking out. What do I mean? It's not her fault, it's mine. My dumbass thought someone who: * Vaped * Smoked

Why I Switched From Long Form To Shorts

I'm still in my season of learning. The main activity? Editing short-form content. Return On Time A 40-second YouTube short will get 6 hours of watch time. Cost? 2 hours of editing. Those same 2 hours if I spend on a 7-minute long form video, I will only

Adopt New Technology, Or Be Left Behind

At my job working for an electronics retailer, I always had this fucked thought. A lot of people, particularly the older generation, had trouble with using newer technologies. The thought was: "One day, they will cease to exist. We will finally have generations of people who are competent to