Hobbies have the power to bring us joy and bring a new perspective on our lives, opines columnist Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

Say yes to the chino, and say yes to you! Even if you have to go to the men’s section to get them. Try a couple of pairs on, tell people to piss off when they look at you and say “you know these are for men right?” and find your new best friend.

Not all things that eventually manifest in joy are pleasurable in the moment. For example, going to the gym or going to a hard therapy session doesn’t fill many people with pleasant emotions. But making a voluntary effort to do these things regardless of how painful, time-consuming and unlikable they are, is all part of seeking enjoyment.

Lower COVID-19 infections do not mean that the pandemic is over, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

Of all the physical consequences I suffered at that time the worst, and the ones that have and continue to have the most impact, are neurological and psychological.

We cannot allow ourselves to get used to a fire whose embers will simply not be allowed to turn to dead ash, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

Today is the day we sing our way out of the cage and rattle the systems that imprison us and see through the bullshit.

A lot of people rush or speed because they want to cut down on their journey time; this is not accurate science.

A recent foray into longboarding has opened up a magnetic source of social interaction that would suit introverts.

It is about thinking about the post mortem of your things and the people who have to sort through the clutter of your messy life after you have gone.

Shrinkflation is the phenomenon of reducing the size or quantity of a product instead of increasing the price and the trend continues to grow while the quantity of what you purchase vs. what you pay for it does not.

How are you going to run from a war, or do whatever needs doing, during a war if you are literally in the worst shape of your life and have actively destroyed your sensibilities?

While capturing a state is no laughing matter, sometimes we do need an eye roll or good old-fashioned giggle to get us through life in South Africa.

If one man is going to decide to go to war, then he must go to war with the man he declares war against and not the whole country, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

The album '30' is like nothing you have ever heard before, not from Adele or any other artist in recent times, while still managing to be something you have yearned to hear again.

Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks back on her younger days and wonders how age has crept up on her and brought with it the aches and pains she associates with people far older and less active than she is.

South Africa has more public holidays than I can count. There is no need to wait for December to make resolutions as can have them every day.

The five-letter-word guessing game has over 300,000 people playing it worldwide. Perhaps you can get a good word of the day too, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.