Who should get to influence the younger generations? — You may have heard or read recently that the UK government is spending a boatload of cash trying to combat Andrew Tate’s influence in public schools. Thanks to TikTok, Tate’s views frequently go viral amongst the teenage male age bracket and are apparently “radicalising” young men. In another corner entirely…

It all becomes uncomfortably clear and there’s nothing you can do — When you’re young, you feel as though you’ll live forever… Oh sure, you know death is a thing on an intellectual level, but it’s not something you really feel or contemplate as something that will happen. It’s just something that happens to old people, and because time moves so slowly…

The most iconic cocktail tells a great story about a person… — The martini is an intensely personal cocktail. You can make it in a seemingly infinite different number of ways by tweaking any one of the below variables: Different gins Different vermouths Different ratios of each Additions of bitters Different garnish choices And because we don’t know exactly where or how…

Don’t fall for the hype of easy money — “These are the best writers on Medium right now…” That was the tweet I saw a couple of weeks ago, followed by around 10 names, maybe half of whom I recognised. I saw a similar list of Twitter writers around the same time. I was momentarily irritated I wasn’t on…

There’s another stressor we don’t even recognise — Like many of you out there, I’m a busy guy. I have a career. As part of that career, I’m also on a committee and doing extra-curriculars. I’m a writer here on Medium. I’m making YouTube videos. I have a Substack. Oh, and I’m a husband and father as well. …

It seems wise on the surface, but doesn’t hold up to scrutiny — An American investment banker was at the pier of a small coastal Mexican village when a small boat with just one fisherman docked. Inside the small boat were several large yellowfin tuna. …

The phrase adults need to stop believing — Nobody has it all figured out, we’re all just doing our best to make it through each day. I’ve seen variations of that said on social media for years now — especially on Twitter and Medium. It’s one of those popular phrases you hear adults proclaim in public when they…

How to tell what’s worthwhile from what isn’t — One of the perils of the modern workplace is being branded as someone who isn’t open to feedback, or who doesn’t respond well to it. Feedback is a pillar of performance reviews and is par for the course in corporate life, so it’s a good idea to learn how to…

But hey, at least pharma is cashing in — There’s no doubt mental illness is legitimate and, in some cases, requires medication. But it occurs to me that a large swathe of those currently medicated would have been far better served with some simple life coaching rather than being put on drugs that they’ll likely not come off of…