Life

May 29, 2023

The Wonders & Beauty of the Female Body

Feminism, Life breastfeeding, feminism

Breastfeeding is a beautiful thing, and breastmilk an incredible substance.

November 5, 2022

The Benefits of a Private Life

Life life, social media

The benefits of maintaining a private life that is not shared on social media.

July 2, 2022

Why You Should Quit Social Media

Life Cal Newport, social media

Don’t just take it from me that you should quit social media. Cal Newport offers four succinct points for the benefits of doing so.

July 1, 2022

Jordan Peterson & Dave Rubin

Life Dave Rubin, Jordan Peterson

Jordan Peterson’s interview with Dave Rubin about the “promises and pitfalls” of gay parenting is an excellent conversation that I highly recommend.

March 20, 2022

I Hate the Word Content

Craft, Life art, commentary, content

The term content is so vague and empty it shortchanges both creator and viewer.

October 30, 2021

The Perils of Outsourcing

Life, Sci-Fi Themes being, being in the world, Cal Newport, competence, confidence, deep life, Heidegger, human nature, humanity, Jordan Peterson, labour, robots, technology, work

In which I discuss the value of labour and competence as a way to engage with the world in an authentically human way.

February 28, 2021

Why I Quit Social Media

Life, Productivity anxiety, Big Tech, Cal Newport, Deep Work, digital minimalism, Facebook, Lewis Howes, School of Greatness, social media, Ted Talk, Twitter

Recently I quit social media and haven’t looked back. In this post I talk about my reasons and aim to reclaim my focus and attention.

April 19, 2020

The Sci-Fi Novel Blog Moves To A New Home

Life, Sci-Fi Blog blogging, The Sci-Fi Novel

I’ve moved The Sci-Fi Novel blog to this website, where I’ll continue my journey through the best science fiction of all time.

December 21, 2018

Nobody’s Perfect

Life life, perfection

Thirty years into this thing called life, I’ve realized nobody’s perfect.

October 12, 2018

For the Love of the Ordinary

Life life, optimization, ordinary, productivity

It’s nice to appreciate and take in the ordinary moments of life.

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