Capturing life's beauties
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
Read MoreSeneca knew you were going to die and waste your time anyway
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
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.
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
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
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
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,
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
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
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
Read MoreOne of the best things I learnt from Ernest Hemingway
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
Read MoreControl the controllable (and watch everything else burn)
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
“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
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
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
“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
Read MoreThe world worships the wrong people and here’s the proof.
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
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
“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
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,
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Read MoreThe slasher film secret that makes readers stay until the last word
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.
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
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
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
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
Read MoreThey want fancy sprinkles. But what they need is bread.
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
Usually when I’m doing any type of writing. The music I listen to hasn’t got vocals in it at all. Why? Cause when I get in the flow of things,
We need to have a talk. Not the kind of talk where I’m mad. Though honestly, maybe mad would be easier. Mad burns hot and fast like a shot of
It’s hard to do the things you love when life kicks you in the face. But here’s a quick little permission slip to do the things you have put aside.
Repeat after me. I am a writer. I am the fury and the fire. I will finish the damn thing I started. No pity parties. No snot nosed tantrums. No
I’m a creature of habit. And as always. Whenever I’m out and about, I follow my regular route. On this regular route I always see two cats. At a quick
“If your vision told you to choose a different path, then the right opportunity is waiting for you on the new one.” – Yellowstone I’ve had two existential crises in
And live by them. We give up whatever type of power we have over our own lives by giving people full control and access to us when they don’t deserve
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” Which is a rough quote and an attribution to famous Russian writer
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“Find something you love and let it kill you.” That quote is famously said to have been written by Charles Bukowski. Bukowski was genius in his own right and it
So there’s this thing about human nature that productivity gurus will never tell you in their $497 courses about “optimizing your potential” and it’s this… We’re fundamentally hedonistic creatures pretending
Bear with me. I’ve ended my day with a few Espresso Martini-zzz cause this week has been a rollercoaster. There has been some epic wins and some epic losses. Like
So picture this nightmare… King couldn’t write a better horror novel tbh. You’re innocently scrolling through Twitter. Sorry, “X” cause apparently we’re all living in Elon’s mid life crisis now.
“Be humble or get humbled.” – MindTraps I got schooled. Clowned, exposed, humiliated — embarrassed as badly as I’ve ever been, in my career… …All while standing in front of
I’m off to go watch Final Destination Bloodlines again. Yeah yeah I know. I’m a nerd. Even though the majority of horror films are considered B rated garbage. I have
Pull up a chair. The slightly wobbly one that makes you wonder if it’s gonna collapse into a million pieces if you lean back too far. I’m not going to
“Sometimes our misfortunes are the sails that take us to the shores we are meant to be on.” – Dune Prophecy I don’t think I’ve ever told this to anyone.
So here’s the thing nobody wants to tell you about mastery, and especially nobody wants to sell you a course about it… It’s boring as hell. Sitting here this morning,
Read MoreThe dirty little secret about getting good at anything