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Scrolling is the new smoking

17 Jul 2025

Scrolling is the new smoking

Tech giants have copied Big Tobaccoโ€™s playbook - and it works.

Nepotism, networks and human connection

1 Jul 2025

Nepotism, networks and human connection

On finding an afterschool job and buying a duvet in the current digital WTF-scape + BRING BACK LANDLINES

Confessions of a serial mover

1 May 2025

Confessions of a serial mover

Always moving, never arriving

What's worth more than money?

2 Apr 2025

What's worth more than money?

Creative value under extractive capitalism + an urgent plea to reclaim sovereignty over your attention

Put your bloody phone down

23 Aug 2024

Put your bloody phone down

You're an adult, and you control your time and attention. Put down the damn phone.

When progress goes too far: becoming a top woman manager

14 Dec 2023

When progress goes too far: becoming a top woman manager

Discover insights from a thought-provoking book on women in management, challenging gender biases and exploring strategies for success.

The problem with professionalism: rejecting sameness at work

7 Dec 2023

The problem with professionalism: rejecting sameness at work

Professionalism is just an acceptable way to discriminate against people in the workplace. It's time we talked about class.

You deserve this. Bye.

24 Oct 2023

You deserve this. Bye.

What to do when other people are negative or jealous about your achievements.

People eat takeaways because they're tired, not because they're lazy.

15 Sep 2023

People eat takeaways because they're tired, not because they're lazy.

How late-stage capitalism and modern family structures keeps Dominos in business

We're different now. COVID's changed how we feel - and it might last a while.

25 Aug 2023

We're different now. COVID's changed how we feel - and it might last a while.

Don't let men give you productivity advice

18 Aug 2023

Don't let men give you productivity advice

The art of perspective

11 Aug 2023

The art of perspective

An evolution of perspective, as told in four paintings

The creator economy, cannibalism, and speed painting

4 Aug 2023

The creator economy, cannibalism, and speed painting

Plus: books about weird chicks doing weird stuff.

You can't read the label from inside the jar

21 Jul 2023

You can't read the label from inside the jar

The rich got richer, and social media somehow got worse

13 Jul 2023

The rich got richer, and social media somehow got worse

This week: Rich dudes still indiscriminately fucking us over from every direction. SURPRISE!

The human hands behind AIโ€™s โ€˜magic'

7 Jul 2023

The human hands behind AIโ€™s โ€˜magic'

AI content is a less nuanced version of our existing bullshit, which is why the 'future' looks a lot like the present.

You're a person, not a brand

30 Jun 2023

You're a person, not a brand

Hey, Sniffing Lady... DON'T GET ON THE PLANE.

Yelling into the void

27 Jun 2023

Yelling into the void

Social media is an empty consumerist hellscape. Meanwhile, our connection muscles atrophy.

Smug old racist pricks with control issues who seriously need to read more

23 Jun 2023

Smug old racist pricks with control issues who seriously need to read more

...Too much?

Bad books, organised books, books-in-progress

9 Jun 2023

Bad books, organised books, books-in-progress

I point proudly at my bookcase like a child showing off their things on a playdate and tell you about a couple I creepily observed at a restaurant last year.