Capturing life's beauties
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,
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Like a parrot scorned… Now you know the parrot that so happily runs my life has on a few occasions made a cameo in my emails… And he is a
Right, so I did something mental a few weeks/months back. Deleted all the apps. Cold turkey. Not because I’ve become some internet based monk who’s discovered the ancient art of
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“Find the part of yourself that always knows the answer, and let it be your guide.” – The Path Happy Friday. Before we deep-dive into business stuff next week…(more on
We need to talk. (ooof I know hearing that sucks if you’re in a relationship) You know that feeling when you open your phone and suddenly three hours have evaporated
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Now I’ve had a lot of micro conversations about A.I. Some of them good and some of them bad. Like I’ve said in the past. I’m not strictly against it.
I had a few replies over the last few emails, especially the last one with the audio and where I just asked how everyone is. Like some internet vibe check
I just read this article and my brain is currently doing that thing where it tries to crawl out through my nose. I posted about it on FB but I
Years ago when I was living in London. Every Friday we’d have what we like to call a Drink and Draw. Very long story short. We’d go to the local
I’ve taken a pretty decent break from Twitter. A lot of my writer-ly friends hang there and hidden in the trenches of #WritingCommunity and various other self pub hashtags and
I was lucky to sit down have a consultation with the man himself, Ben Settle. Ben is like marmite as they say here in the UK. You either love it
I gave myself a little talking to today. “Sit down. Wipe the Cheeto dust off your fingers if you must. We gotta talk.” Me to my 18yo self basically. As
You know the drill. You’re sitting there, staring at the blinking cursor. The coffee’s cold, your brain feels like a sad lump of potato salad left out at a barbecue,
Read MoreWriters block is a lying liar that lies. This kicks it to the curb…
Heading into a nice little sun filled weekend. I just wanted to take the time to say thank you and how much I appreciate you taking the time out of
Check this headline out “Netflix will show generative AI ads midway through streams in 2026” Netflix (and every other corporate shytlord) is doubling down on ways to distract you, monetise
So a few days ago I wrote about watching some of the classic Final Destination movies. And tonight I thought I’d treat myself by taking myself on a date to
So we all get caught chasing micro hits of dopamine while doomscrolling our way through another social media hellscape of the day… Similar to how a rat would inside of
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Hey you. Yes, you. The one reading this email instead of working or whatever… I get asked this occasionally and so I thought I’d just give you the down and
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Here’s how you can build a “voice” so entertaining even your inner critic will shut up and listen… But first let’s hit a little truth. Not everyone’s born with the
You ever get that itch? Not the “should probably see a doctor” kind. But the one where you want something gloriously dumb, gory, and absolutely unapologetic in its pursuit of
Pull up a chair. Wipe off the mysterious pub goo first, unless you want to lose a hand to the sticky abyss. Settle in, because I’m about to drop a
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When you’re online. Your life is usually run by some internet algorithms force fed into your eyeballs on whatever platform you use. They’re cleverly tailored to the posts we interact
We’ve all been there… Brain turned to lukewarm, lumpy potato slop, thoughts dribbling through your mental colander like sad, watery starch. You’re staring at a blank page that’s staring back
I’ve been on a Hemingway kick again and so I thought I’d write a little prose the way he would’ve… I think I nailed it but hey, it’s the message
Read MoreOn Sensitivity, like Pappa Hemingway would’ve written.
So I’m sitting here in my Vader socks (the ones with the little capes on the back) and my ancient Empire Strikes Back t-shirt that’s barely holding together, thinking about
I don’t very often get sucked into vidyagame But while taking some time off. I got sucked into Days Gone and today I needed to write about it. And if
“To anyone I’ve offended, I just want to say: I re-invented electric cars and I’m sending people to Mars in a rocket ship. Did you also think I was gonna
“You did it. You’ve finally scaled the Everest of modern technobullshit… Inbox Zero. And not the fake kind, where you just archive everything and hope no one notices. No. You
Today your favourite degenerate is in mourning over Twitter. POLITICO wrote a magically glorious meltdown piece about about Elon Musk’s hostile takeover. Sorry, “acquisition” of Twitter. Some people call it
It’s that time of the year when I get some blood work done. Just to make sure everything is ticking over and still working. One thing I never tested before
One of my favourite marketers/guru’s are moments away from taking their group and nuking it. Why? No engagement. It’s all bullshit though. Engagement exists. It’s just been microwaved into a
Hey man. It feels like yesterday when we were going on about that stupid dress. Now here’s another fun little debate that’s popped up on the ‘ol internets… And Look,
Picture this… it’s midnight, I’m three cold slices of pizza deep (still greasy, still judgmental), and I decide to check out this new series. The Bondsman. Why? Because Kevin Bacon.
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I posted this on the old book of faces and thought it would be of value to my favourite people… It’s also one of the most underrated ways to get
Sometimes you need to shut off and do a little of what the kids call bed rotting. Stay in bed. Watch trash and eat pizza. I’ve done a little bit
“Blame is the coward’s solution to failure.” – Pat Riley A well-known business guru just dropped a post that made me want to reach out, pull him close, and give
Many moons ago I was a programmer. Some would say hacker because of the work I used to do. I was just a dude who looked at terrible code and
“Blame is the coward’s solution to failure.” – Pat Riley A well-known business guru just dropped a post that made me want to reach out, pull him close, and give
I’ve had one of those days where I feel like I’ve been hit by a bus. So a little TLC was had. I woke up. Did a few things and
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So a little while ago I happened to participate in the weirdest threesome of my life. NOT THAT KIND You perverts. I don’t mean anything sexual. I mean from a
An ex client hit me with the question the other day and this seems to be a recurring theme for anyone who slides into my world. “How do you do
You ever lay down and think about death? Kind of like a creeping rot… That’s what boredom is. It’s not harmless but it’s akin to death. It’s the kind of
It’s almost become a thing for me to do micro book reviews or give recommendations and why… So if you’re wanting a little break from my madness then check these
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“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” – Albert
On the 24th of March a lone developer by the name of Tyler (TVGS) launched a viral hit of a game. Something he thought would’ve been a meme of a
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I’ve tweaked the audio software and now things sound crisp. (I just need to find a chair that doesn’t squeak cause you can hear it once haha) So I’ll be
I’ve been on an Albert Camus binge again. His philosophy centres on absurdism, the idea that life has no inherent meaning, and our search for meaning often clashes with the
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Today’s email is a remix of one of my all-time favorites, originally sent one year ago. Enjoy 🙂 (FYI: Strong language in this one…)I woke up in a whiny-a** mood
And as with anything. The theft-y Mctheft of artist works seem to be getting worse as the days go on… You can read the full article here, especially if you
What’s that you may ask? Kicking what to the curb? Fear of judgement, that’s what. If you look around online or even offline in person. People are scared shitless to