The entrant must create an awareness video on either the ATO’s efforts to promote a sustainable society, or the importance of Tax File Number security. The prize is generous for the Government but what is truly laughable is the language used on the website to try and connect with young people.

The page kicks off with a “thanks for stopping by” which is a phrase that has never been repeated on any other of the more than 2.4 million pages on Australian Taxation Office’s website.

For those who are interested, they are advised to “get cracking” on their entry. Remember, this is for students, so tax accountants are excluded. I would just love to know which bureaucrat was tasked with the drafting of this page, because it was most certainly not someone who has been in contact with someone young in a long time.

It is particularly cringe worthy when it comes from the Government department that, and let’s be honest here, we were brought up to despise. Don’t get me wrong, the ATO do an essential job and without them we wouldn’t have running water and all the good stuff our economy affords us. As a tax accountant in Sydney CBD, I rely on the convoluted tax system to make a living. But let’s face it, if the ATO were a kid at school, no one would be playing with that kid.

However, if you happen to be one of those kids that used to tell on the other kids for misbehaving when the teacher turned her back… then you should get cracking and help the ATO look good for young cool people.

When I was growing up, I used to enjoy having a jigsaw puzzle in front of me whilst I was watching TV. It was something to do during the ads and when story lines became tedious. But with introduction of smart phones, it seems we’re on facbook and Google in the ads, but it’s stimulating our overstimulated brains and sometimes it’s important to wind down.

Jigsaw puzzles will never over stimulate. In a world where everything moves faster every day, and people concentrate on a hundred things at once, completing a jigsaw puzzle is a great way to take time out and immerse yourself in something that doesn’t mean anything.

A jigsaw puzzle has no score, and there’s no competition. You assemble the pieces and reflect on life and love, not statuses and tweets. Spend a little bit of time doing something that our parents and grandparents did for fun, and you’ll have a clearer perspective as to why they’re not in such a hurry all the time and can seemingly take pleasure in things we would consider boring.

Visit Just Jigsaw Puzzles and pick out a 1,000 piece puzzle to complete whilst your thinking about how the world moves too fast and you need to slow down sometimes and take pleasure in the simple things.