Building an antidote to internet poison.
The internet feels like a dumpster fire that someone keeps pouring gasoline on. Every platform is optimised for outrage. Every algorithm rewards anger. Every comment section turns into a battlefield
A manifesto for a burning world
The world’s on fire. Again. Still. Forever, it seems like, and you’re sitting there scrolling through the ninth circle of social media hell wondering if maybe, just maybe, you should
For the Boys
[A love letter to myself] Listen up, brother. We need to talk. You and me. Man to man. Human to human. Whatever the fuck to whatever the fuck. Society’s been
It starts with one
That’s right. One decision. The decision that moves the needle forward in whatever it is you’re pursuing. I was asked last year what it mean to me, when it came
What fallout’s vault-tec taught me about the darkest copywriting truth
Been binge watching the Fallout series and there’s this scene that made me pause mid bite of my sandwich. I mean it was a damn good sandwich and I rarely
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Cake day
‘Tis my Birthday. I’ve survived another year. As I’ve gotten older I just have a grateful appreciation to still be here on this earth. Today has been a day of
Breaking my macbook made me write better
Sometimes the best productivity hacks come from pure accident and desperation. Just over 12 months ago, I did something spectacularly stupid. Closed my MacBook lid down on the charger cable.
It felt like the hunger games today
Something was definitely in the water this morning. I wake up, grab my coffee, make the classic mistake of checking Facebook while my brain’s still soft and undefended. Big fucking
Audiotape – Process Prolific
As promised. I’ve always said I’m going to do some more quick audio snippets. So here’s the next short little ramble. It’s more about my process and how you can
Her stubborn Southern soul
John Kennedy Toole put a bullet in his brain in 1969. Thought his manuscript was garbage. Thought the world didn’t want to hear about Ignatius J. Reilly… This sweating, farting,
Rock bottom is just the foundation for your comeback story
I came across this quote and if you let it. It might slap you across the face and give you a different way of looking at things… “What a beautiful
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Headlines matter more than everything else (including audio)
This is basically about how I accidentally proved headlines matter more than everything else. Which strangely also includes audio. So yesterday I screwed up so spectacularly that I accidentally proved
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You are me and I am you
You are a detective. Your mission is to document and observe the world around you. As if you’ve never seen it before. Take notes. Collect things you find on your
$500 mistake
One thing I’ve become addicted to over the years is collecting domain names. Not to flip them. Just to collect them for potential projects in the future. Unfortunately today has
The best bearded dude I know.
This isn’t going to be a massively long email. I’m just giving a shoutout to the man whose book dragged me out of the darkest place I’ve ever gone to.
Your world needs bouncers and velvet ropes
You need rules. Real rules. The kind that make people uncomfortable. The kind that separate the wheat from the chaff and leave the chaff standing outside in the cold wondering
Don’t take it personally…
Whatever happens around you. Don’t take it personally. Nothing other people do is because of you. Deeply… It’ because of themselves. Situations might feel so personal. It honestly has nothing
Seneca knew you were going to die and waste your time anyway
My good pal Seneca once penned this… (I’ve studied a lot of his work) “Most human beings, Paulinas,* complain about the meanness of nature, because we are born for a
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From Stephen, with love.
Your brain is a lying liar that lies… So I’m not gonna pretend that I know everything but there are some common things floating about the interwebs right now and
O Captain! My Captain!
The most magnetic thing on earth is liking your own energy. Or what the kids say nowadays; “Vibe” I’ll stick to energy though because it’s a lot deeper than that.
I’ve got a $20 lavalier mic and a dream…
My buddy called me last night. Said something that stuck. “Just read your stuff out loud. Record it. Put it on YouTube.” I laughed. Told him I sound like a
A little bit of prose for the weekend.
We are not machines. We have souls. We need little bits of music and connections and sunsets with laughter. Those little pockets of joy… …we need to prioritise that. Your
Great Scott!
Okay not so great Scott Adams (Author of Dilbert) went a little off the deep end a little while ago. I guess politics and other things just make people lose
Stop feeding your brain garbage.
Let’s talk mindset. Not the Instagram kind. Not the “manifest your matcha latte” kind. The real, ugly, under the fingernails kind. The kind your parents accidentally bent out of shape,
Spontaneity or (com)bust
There comes a time when we get so wrapped up in the real world. We get so glued to our day to day routines, we forget about that child like
Perfection will leave you soul cold and empty
So I’m on my way to Scotland for the next few days. So these emails might be early or late. All depends on the signal… …cause out around this neck
One of the best things I learnt from Ernest Hemingway
You’ll find in this little passage over here: “It was a pleasant café, warm and clean and friendly, and I hung up my old waterproof on the coat rack to
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Control the controllable (and watch everything else burn)
I’m prepping to vanish for a few days over the weekend, so I’m gonna leave you with another little piece you might find useful… If you haven’t gotten where you
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Your dopamine receptors are crying for help
We’re all dopamine junkies… We have those days where we’re slumped over our desks like a sack of wet regrets, scrolling through the endless shitstream of notifications, memes, and rage
The prince is no more
“Of all the things I’ve lost I miss my mind the most” – Ozzy Osbourne R.I.P to an absolute legend of the music industry. It also got me thinking about
Due to not wanting to, I will not.
A few people have replied to my emails and asked why I don’t post my long form content and ideas on social media. There’s a few reasons. I use social
For the new kids on the block
I’ve had a lot of new people arrive here recently. And as much as I need to re-write my automatic email that goes out when you first join and fix
The world worships the wrong people and here’s the proof.
“Your best men die in alleys under a sheet of paper while your worst men get statues in parks for pigeons to shit upon for centuries.” – Charles Bukowski You
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Nostalgic presence
So the last few days I’ve been watching some classic late 90s / early 2000s films. It’s like getting hit by a freight train of nostalgia when you think that
Modern day promptstitution
Peter picked a pack of perfect professional prompts… (Or so he thought) A mega pack containing 5000+ prompts to take your online business to the next level! To save all
How to grow wings
“Every day, bite off a little more than you can chew… And chew it.” – Michael Singer Howdy 🙂 It’s been a minute. Forgive me if these emails
The Ministry of Perpetual Moan Suppression
Date: 11 July 2025 (Wait. Scratch that, citizen. It’s 2047 in the Reckoning of the Rain Lords. Time slips like a soggy teabag in this heat choked hellscape…) You. Yes,
Bradley Bliss is my spirit animal
My buddy Brandon runs a TikTok account which posts some incredibly unhinged satirical/parody/rage-bait posts. You might’ve seen his videos do the rounds on all of the platforms because it shows
Brain said nope
I was going to write an email about how entrepreneurship is just cleverly disguised personal development. But when I sat down to write it. My brain decided nope. I don’t
Monday eh?
You wake up one Monday. Which is today… Because time is a flat circle and you’re trapped in it. You feel like Sisyphus with a French press. There’s a meme
Everything is energy.
Sometimes we need to sit down and have a proper moan. Life is frustrating a lot of the times. Especially when things go wrong. And as much as it’s good
The Silly Goose Society is back
That’s the email… Okay okay. Not quite… So. You want to know about the Silly Goose Philosophy? Keep reading. Now before we get started you need to know something about
I nearly died today
If you know anything about England. You’ll know that we don’t have the luxury of walk in showers. That being said. The bath that doubles as a shower is always
The slasher film secret that makes readers stay until the last word
Let me tell you about the time I watched a room full of marketing dickweasels discover that fear sells better than sex. It involves summer camp murder and a metric
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Do not go gentle into this British night
Someone up there is using England as their own personal microwave. Whether it’s Aliens, God or if we’re in some simulation like The Matrix. It’s been hot. Not nice hot.
Turn up for yourself.
I wasn’t going to write an email today. Truth be told this week has been meh at most. Just loads of niggly bits of stupid shit cropping up that makes
Unfry your dopamine receptors.
Nothing sucker punches the dopamine goblin quite like dropping your carcass into a chair and wrenching the cap off a frost slick bottle of bubbly brain fuel… (Iced latte before
Roll the Dice
Here’s one of my favourite poems by ol’ Bukowski When you’re really in need of a little kick up the ass. Read this A lot of the times I’ll just
They want fancy sprinkles. But what they need is bread.
I’ve had enough espresso to stun a yak and I’m about to go off. So buckle up. Today has been a day. And looks like it’s gonna be even MORE
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We are members of the human race
I’ve just finished re-watching one of my favourite films with Robin Williams… And as much as the world is going to hell in a hand basket in real time, This