Welcome to outrage city.
It’s a fresh and early morning and the world is still kind of asleep. You wake up. Grab a coffee and then you do the worst thing possible… You jump
Hell hath no fury
Like the sun that glowered down like a pissed-off solar bad guy, its rage focused squarely on the pale, sweaty faces of England’s unprepared folk. Air conditioning? What’s that? Some
How NOT to do “self-care” (announcement)
A few years ago, a buddy told me he’d cashed in a bunch of sick days to give himself a “self care week”. His strategy: Ordering takeout and finishing an
Zoom Soul Snatching
It has been exactly zero days since the last time I enjoyed a zoom call filled with people who have made data and analytics their personality type… Spent the whole
2 Powerful Life Strategies For Young People
“The longer you spend on a path that isn’t yours, the longer it takes to find a path that is.” – Paul Millerd Yesterday, we spoke about the first step
Alan Watts’ philosophy as mental bolt cutters
There are days where we struggle through the spiritual meatgrinder we call life. When the world’s got you down, and your soul feels like it’s been put through a cheese
Truth about being a writer.
You want the truth about creativity? It’s not some mystical bullshit where you dance naked under a full moon and wait for the muse to French kiss your brain. It’s
One of the world’s greatest Go players who was defeated by AI warns that the technology may not come with a ‘happy ending’
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.
The force is not with you
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
Why Most MEDIUM Writers Can Go Fuck Themselves (Myself Included)
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
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Give Josh some love
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
Goofball Marinara
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
A refreshing glass ‘o haterade
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
The spotlight isn’t actually on you.
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
Nerfed. A gamer nerd tale.
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
Adyashanti
“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.”
Trollin’ the trolls
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
Sh*t or get off the pot.
“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.
The Lesson of the Mundane
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.
Propaganda-soup for the soul
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
It’s all a lie
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,
a moral duty to be good humans
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
Don’t be an empty vessel
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
If you don’t stand for anything, you’ll fall for everything
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
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Why your mental map might be leading you astray (and how to fix it)
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)
you need quantity before quality
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
A vision destroys facts
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
Better Call Saul will make you more charismatic
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
Writing that reads like music
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
the good the bad and the ugly
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
your philosophy matters
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
Expert tease from the experts
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
A villain with a soul darker than coffee
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
Why does Singapore require so much “foreign talent” when Singaporeans are so educated and smart? Why does Singapore keep “importing” foreigners to do their work when they can get locals to do it?
https://qr.ae/psuN5v Here’s my story from the IT sector. I graduated from NTU in 2011 and joined a foreign company. Out of 10 of my Singaporean classmates, 9 of them joined
THE MIDDLE FINGER POEM
https://yrsadaleyward.substack.com/p/the-middle-finger-poem-3e3 You say that I don’t seem myself. These days are long and revealing, so every time I see one through, I grin. Every time I make it home, I
Why Carrie Is Still Scary as Shit
https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/books/a60387960/carrie-anniversary-stephen-king/?taid=661003fb96e393000162bdcf Stephen King’s first novel changed the trajectory of horror fiction forever. Fifty years later, authors say it’s still challenging and guiding the genre. There are two great origin stories
2023/6/6 DCSHADOW
https://www.sentinelone.com/blog/detecting-a-rogue-domain-controller-dcshadow-attack