One of the world’s greatest Go players who was defeated by an artificial intelligence program warns that the technology may come with a rude awakening for humans as it advances.

Read MoreOne of the world’s greatest Go players who was defeated by AI warns that the technology may not come with a ‘happy ending’

The inner Star Wars nerd in me wants to punch a hole through the wall. Mainly cause I wish I had the force as a power since I was kid

Read MoreThe force is not with you

Medium. You glorious, glittery trashfire of a platform. Home to thinkfluencers, self-help gurus, techbros, and the occasional writer who actually gives a damn about the craft. But mostly, it’s become

Read MoreWhy Most MEDIUM Writers Can Go Fuck Themselves (Myself Included)

The love hate relationship with social media continues. But every now and then you come across a gem of a human who does some amazing work… Josh, is lucky enough

Read MoreGive Josh some love

2020 was the last time I went to Subway. Meatball Marinara Melt was my go-to sandwich. It was messy and tasty. Today I went after 4 years and had the

Read MoreGoofball Marinara

Haters. Those squawking shitnuggets that cling to your coattails like a cloud of fleas, sucking you dry with their endless negativity. It doesn’t matter where you are in life; they’ve

Read MoreA refreshing glass ‘o haterade

A close friend of mine dropped me a message a few days ago about feeling anxious all the time and whether or not what they’re doing in their lives, business

Read MoreThe spotlight isn’t actually on you.

I’m sure we’ve all played a few video games in our lives and here’s an apt analogy to follow. I’ll use Call of Duty as an example cause you’ve either

Read MoreNerfed. A gamer nerd tale.

“Take full responsibility for your life and never forfeit it over to someone else. There is no such thing as riding the coattails of an enlightened being to enlightenment itself.”

Read MoreAdyashanti

Hear ye, Hear ye… Sometimes you just wanna troll the trolls to get a bit of that juicy juicy engagement sauce. So listen up… You wanna know how to weaponise

Read MoreTrollin’ the trolls

“Inspiration is for amateurs, the rest of us just show up and get to work.” – Chuck Close Make your move or pass the ball. Speak up or sit down.

Read MoreSh*t or get off the pot.

You’re here because you want the skinny on cranking out those word counts, right? You’ve got deadlines looming like storm clouds and a book that’s as stubborn as a mule.

Read MoreThe Lesson of the Mundane

I get that in the wild times of the internet in its current state. We’re all shouting from the roof tops trying to be seen. Whether it’s just for attention

Read MorePropaganda-soup for the soul

I’m at this hoity-toity coffeeshop, right? Just trying to inject some sweet, sweet caffeine into my veins and wrestle with the squirming, otherworldly creatures of my next series of posts,

Read MoreIt’s all a lie

I had a call with a couple of my silly goose members and they keep brining up A.I. in the creative sense of the world. Now I’ve always said that

Read Morea moral duty to be good humans

The ol’ proverb: “empty vessels make the most noise” has always stuck with me over the years. You also don’t want to be labelled as one because you’re going to

Read MoreDon’t be an empty vessel

Till this day. I live by that saying: “If you don’t stand for anything, you’ll fall for everything.” In the digital age we’re bombarded with everything. The good, bad and

Read MoreIf you don’t stand for anything, you’ll fall for everything

Alright, gather ’round, you merry band of weirdos and word-wranglers, because we’re diving deep into the mind’s muck and mire. Picture this: your brain is a sprawling, chaotic map of

Read MoreWhy your mental map might be leading you astray (and how to fix it)

Every now and then a massive tweet thread goes down on Twitter where fellow word nerds debate Quality over Quantity. It’s like trying to prove what came first? The chicken

Read Moreyou need quantity before quality

You ever come across something written and it’s all just fact after fact after fact? *SNORE* That’s the way college and university professors teach us how to share information. “Just

Read MoreA vision destroys facts

Saul Goodman, the charismatic and morally flexible lawyer from the popular TV show “Better Call Saul,” offers a number of lessons on charisma and persuasive communication. Since persuasive communication is

Read MoreBetter Call Saul will make you more charismatic

Gary Provost is one of my favourite writers. He added so much to the craft. He also pissed a lot of “Scholars” of writing off too. He also annoyed a

Read MoreWriting that reads like music

There’s just something about the old spaghetti westerns that get my thinking. Yes they’re not always the most flash, especially cause they were shot well before CGI. I mean they

Read Morethe good the bad and the ugly

When I’m not writing horror, filth or advertising copy. I’m always dabbling with my own philosophy on how I see the world, how I do my work and how I

Read Moreyour philosophy matters

You wake up one day and decide you want to become an expert in whatever it is you’re working in. Even if it’s just a hobby. Everyone believes you need

Read MoreExpert tease from the experts

So you wanna brew a villain so nasty you’re itching for their downfall? Well, there’s no secret that I spend more time creating villains. They’re fun and honestly it’s the

Read MoreA villain with a soul darker than coffee