Society

3 Jun 2023

Gaslighting at work

If your boss is questioning your wellbeing, maybe they're a reality-denying asshole with a gaslighting problem?

26 May 2023

Knitting

Six terrific books to add to your pile, a reflection on why you're probably a disproportionate asshole in your relationships and a hopeful note on AI in a late-capitalist wasteland.

24 May 2023

Are you on the right side of history?

On staying humble in our moral conviction, given what historical assholes we probably all are.

19 May 2023

Saving time

This week's Friday Flurry goes deep on Jenny Odell's new book, and gets a bit meta. What is time, what is it for, and how healthy is your relationship with it? Is that your fault? (Spoiler: no.)

12 May 2023

Guilt, fashion and general dread

If you're a worrier who feels weird about fashion, you're not alone.

2 May 2023

Stop being so damn nice

7 reasons why being polite/nice is a terrible idea, including inequality, inauthenticity and... being boring.

26 Apr 2023

Why women are so bloody exhausted right now

Men - read this to find out why the vaccuum cleaner is always out.

16 Apr 2023

WTF, Netflix?

Teenage sex, child sexual abuse, and a very queasy entertainment genre.

15 Apr 2023

Gyms are weird

Gym bodies: a healthy goal, the ultimate class signifier, an oddity of late stage capitalism, or all three?

21 Nov 2022

The Alicia McKay Show

Catch up on episodes of the Alicia McKay show

15 Sep 2022

Inciting incidents

The Queen's death is a powerful inciting incident. An opportunity to ask important collective questions about our history and the kind of society we want to live in. Is it time for you to muse?

7 Sep 2022

Unwinnable games

Some games can't be won, and need the rules need changing. Stop trying to optimise yourself and start tearing down the structures that keep you trapped.

31 Jul 2022

Truth is, I'm rash.

I'm good at walking out. I make snap decisions on gut feeling, and sometimes that comes back to bite me.

23 Jul 2022

Contentious conversations: How to convert outrage into connection

The potential for outrage is high right now. How can you have controversial conversations without descending into conflict?

30 Jun 2022

I'm not much but I'm all I think about: the risks of social disconnection

We spend 5x as much time lurking, watching and comparing ourselves to the public versions of others than we do interacting with people we care about. Eesh. No wonder we're trapped in our own heads.

21 Apr 2022

The problem with authentic leadership

Authenticity in the workplace but misses the point on power and privilege.

17 Mar 2022

Are we all just hermits now? Thoughts on social habits and staying home.

Our social habits have been disrupted by the pandemic, and many of us just want to stay home now. That's cool! Trust yourself.

10 Jun 2021

Balancing the Grind with Alicia McKay, Founder of Not An MBA

Balance the Grind feature

5 May 2021

Could COVID change relationships forever?

We might not get our revolution. But we might get something even more important instead. We might start to be realer with one another.

2 Apr 2020

Less content, more connection

There’s a lot happening online right now. This increase in connection is unprecedented, and incredible. I don’t know about you, but it seems to depend what mood I’m in when I scroll, how it lands. Some posts really hit the spot. Others feel hollow, or add to my overwhelm.