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Ironically, I nearly didn’t write this article, which when you read it you will realise is kind of the point of sharing it. It’s all about stories that…
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Falling resilience levels
Have you ever read something and thought, ‘this is me right now’? There are novels which capture our experience at particular moments in our lives…
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What can we do about the state we're in?
I’ve never really understood why anyone says: ‘I don’t do politics’. Not doing politics is a political choice, whether ‘not doing’ means not actively…
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Reasons to write - what's your motivation?
Why do you write? Of course, you might not. While many Substack readers are also writers, it doesn’t follow that everyone is. When I started writing on…
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Addictive storytelling and challenging your expectations
We raced through the latest series of two storytelling masterpieces recently: Only Murders In The Building series 3 and Good Omens 2. Spoiler alert…
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Why we need to think critically when using AI
At a recent marketing conference, MarketEd.Live, Joyann Boyce suggested we ask ChatGPT to write something and then look at what assumptions it had made…
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Are we no longer projecting ourselves?
I’ve been mourning the death of one of my favourite actors, Michael Gambon, by rewatching some of his work and reading other people’s memories of him. A…
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Keeping real: holding onto your voice in the age of machines
“That’s a very email marketing subject line,” my husband said. I was emailing someone about a job we needed doing at our house. “What do you mean?” I…
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What are you saying YES to?
Recently, someone sent me an article from the New Scientist about how to reclaim your time. I’m all for a time hack. I’d love a time-turner. Whenever I…
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Why I stand for individuality
Recently I took part in the Be Braver programme run by 🧠 Caroline Pankhurst ❤️‍🔥 . I did it because when asked what I needed to be doing in my…
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