And we pretend like it didn’t happen now — To say a lot has happened over the last few years would probably be the wildest understatement of the century so far. And considering most of it began in 2020, you’re probably wondering what the hell I’m talking about in 2019, when the world was still full of optimism, business…

And you’re not going to like either one… — I’ve been here for a long time. Long enough, in fact, that I can only think of a handful of names I see on a regular basis who have been here longer. I’ve seen cohorts of writers come and go in that time. Some just cut their losses and walk…

Preachy, condescending, you know the drill… — So just a few days ago I watched a video by Mark Manson, bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck explaining that he quit drinking and what happened that he didn’t expect. It started off well enough. …

One decision doesn’t make or break the future — By the time we reach middle age or even just our thirties, many of us will have had a moment or two that we look back on with regret. Not regret in the sense of “I shouldn’t have done that” but regret in the sense of what might have been. …

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. …

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. …