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5 ways to stop AI from making you dumb

How to make sure you’re using the AI, rather than the AI using you.

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Keegan Crage, owner and managing director of TechBrain.

It’s his fitness-bro network that keeps this MD running ultra marathons

TechBrain managing director Keegan Crage says running is “pure, simple and brutally honest”.

May

Cycling is about so much more than fitness, says Matthew Chivers.

How weekly group cycling sessions push this MD to improve

FTI Consulting’s Matthew Chivers says his cycling addiction is powered by positive banter and quality family time.

A student working on the finer details, Salemi Ceramics, Sicily.

Need a skillcation? This ceramics workshop will spark creativity

Learn to spin clay in Sicily’s burgeoning ceramics hub.

Richard Watkins, cofounder and head brewer at BentSpoke Brewing Co.

A beer and a bike ride is the perfect outing for this cycling brewer

Richard Watkins of BentSpoke Brewing Co has cycled all over the world – often while listening to Metallica.

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Shay running in Albany, Western Australia, during the Run Bibbulmun.

Marathons are meditations for this Melbourne banking executive

Up bank CEO Xavier Shay loves running in all its forms, from multi-day ultra-trail races through rugged bush to fun weekend jogs with his dad.

April

Why weekends are so important to the CEO of this $7b company

Throughout his career, AGL chief Damien Nicks has deliberately shut off from work on a Friday so he can start the following week fresh.

How gaming has supercharged this founder’s career

Avid gamer Gordon Campbell says it’s as much about team work as it is about escapism and entertainment.

How horse riding gives this Sydney business leader his edge

Smartsheet’s Jarrod Kinchington went from curious hobbyist to addicted equestrian with surprising speed.

Dean McKillip and Lizzy Rawdah.

Would you pay $900,000 to live in Valencia? This couple did

While Spain and Portugal are cancelling or tightening their golden visa schemes, expats and retirees are finding other ways to live out their lifestyle fantasies.

Julie Colvin and her son Ben.

You can never have too many bikes, according to this Perth entrepreneur

Derwent Search’s Julie Colvin maintains five road-worthy bicycles including her dream ride, which sherecently purchased for $10,000.

Claire Thomas, founder of Empact Group

Why these companies are Australia’s best places to work in 2025

Management consultancy Empact Group is crowned the 2025 Financial Review BOSS Best Place to Work. 

Bodybuilding helps clear the mind of this Sydney business leader

Lifting weights has been a passion for Search Property founder Ravi Sharma since his 20s, and in his opinion, it’s the best way to develop patience and discipline.

Robin Barbieri, Craig Wright and Patrick Flanagan.

Can you take an extended career break and not hurt your career?

More employees are seeking time out of the office to travel, upskill – or find out who they are outside work.

March

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth.

How personal messaging apps invaded our work life

The war plan leak saga says a lot about the irksome blurring of job and play on the chat software that have come to dominate so much of daily life.

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Surfing has made this wellness entrepreneur a student of the sea

Understanding currents – and when to be wary of sharks – is central to the skills David Altamura has learnt riding waves for three decades.

Nick Flood

By the time he was 37 this exec was running IBM in Australia

Nick Flood was the youngest executive to be appointed managing director in the local firm’s 92-year history.

Lisa Stedman, chief operating officer at Cash Converters

Cycling helps this COO to leave her work stress out on the footpath

From off-road mountain biking to indoor pedal sessions, Cash Converters’ Lisa Stedman has never tried a mode of cycling she didn’t love.

Nick McKimm and his partner, Anna Weatherlake, at the Jack’s Point golf course in Queenstown, New Zealand.

For this MD, golf is the ultimate challenge – both mental and physical

Nick McKimm’s lifelong love of the sport revolves around golf’s core values: respect, integrity and sportsmanship.

In basketball and in business, this MD knows when to take the shot

A lifetime of playing has taught Lawrence Lam that the best opportunities reveal themselves when you stay patient and read the flow.

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