Unteachable lessons, APIs & Tall Poppy Syndrome
Unteachable lessons are things you have to experience to believe, you can't be told based on someone else's experience.
I started running again, and it let the demons in...
I have never been a massive fan of running. But this year something changed. With less than 90 minutes before the start time I registered with Park Run, grabbed my trainers and headed out. It's fair to say that experience was humbling.
Big numbers have altered our perception of value
Whether you create content or not, you have an impact on people's lives. Your actions affect other people on a daily basis without you even realising. Stop losing sight of the impact you have just because you don't have hundreds of thousands of people watching everything you do
Everyone is looking for a shortcut
I've recently become more aware of how urgently and easily everyone wants things.
Being Nice vs. Being Kind
Being nice is avoiding hurting someone's feelings in the moment, keeping things as pleasant as possible. Being kind is being honest in the moment, even if someone's feelings are at stake, so long as the long term benefit is greater than the pain felt in the moment.
Parasocial Relationships
It is now possible to know more about, and spend more time with, people on the other side of the world, who don't even know we exist than someone we live next door to. This is the essence of Parasocial relationships. This is a relatively new term used
The gym makes you stronger, but not just for lifting
Since starting at the gym I've become much stronger than I was before I started. Sure, I can lift more weight than I did but I can also see more strength in my life outside of the gym.
The role of consistency in lasting change
For long periods of my life I believed that making big efforts was the answer to creating the best future. But, this isn't how life works (for most people).
15 Things I'm Proud Of
Over the course of my life, I had an arbitrary timeline for things I wanted to complete. So, here's my list of 15 things I have achieved in my 26 years on this planet we call home.
My First Neurodivergent Community Event
This week, I went to my first Neurodivergent community event. It was hosted by Unmasked, Ellie Middleton's company, and I felt so heard and understood!
The hardest three weeks of my life: Summary of my experience at The World Scout Jamboree 2023
So, it has been over 6 months since I went on this trip. There's many reasons this post has taken that long to put together.
So, I became a gym bro...
This year a new gym opened near my home and with it came an opportunity to better myself. I've always been an active person. When I was a child I loved PE and I played for the local football team. I use to play most sports offered for