A perfect page is a creative graveyard
Purity and perfection are entangled together like lovers who can’t let go. A romantic metaphor right? When you sit down to tackle that blank page. You look at it and
The bastards who steal hours
Three thirty in the afternoon and I’m sweating into my third cup of coffee at some godforsaken strip mall type of coffee shop just off of the corner of a
Your brain is decomposing
And you probably don’t even realise it. I’m not going gentle into this Friday night. The thing is. It’s not even your fault. Friends and family are trying to rope
The art of strategic half -assery
Sometimes you just need to half-ass things. Could people liken it to failure? Sure. I’d probably just say it’s some sort of survival mechanism in the creative and human sense.
I missed a day but have a list…
It’s rare for me not write anything. Yesterday was one of those not writing days and well, as much as I preach daily emails for all the various reasons and
I almost became Ed Gein’s next lampshade project
So I caught whatever plague is making the rounds… Could be a cold, could be the flu, could be the opening act of the next global pandemic. Who knows anymore?
Check your locks twice
Ed Gein was a monster. But you might take his side after being given a psychological masterclass in horror. (Or so I’ve been told by a friend who has just
Why I don’t lose my shit when someone pirates my work (and maybe you shouldn’t either)
The French have this saying… C’est la vie. More aptly put; “That’s life.” Those two words carry the weight of centuries of human experience, wrapped in what I’d call a
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How the French accidentally perfected the art of not losing your shit
The French have this saying… C’est la vie. More aptly put; “That’s life.” Those two words carry the weight of centuries of human experience, wrapped in what I’d call a
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Sundays are for books, not scrolling.
Put the phone down and pick up a book (After you’ve read this email obviously) And no. Not an audiobook. Not a Kindle. An actual, physical book with pages you
The madness of saying the same thing 47 different ways
Sometimes I feel like I’m losing my fucking mind writing these emails. Not because the ideas are bad. I still believe everything I’m telling you. But because I’ve written about
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You’re still here (and why that means more than you know)
You’re still reading my words. We all know attention spans have been chopped up and fed to those robot overlords like some sort of sacrifice. Yet you’re still here reading
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Everything happens for a reason
You know that phrase, right? Sure. Absolutely. I’m totally on board with that universe wisdom type shit. …except for the part where the reason is apparently that the universe has
The conversation that’ll save your relationship
or burn it to the ground, both outcomes beat slow death. So you’ve got words stuck in your throat like broken glass. The conversation you’re not having. The one that
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