Why Does Your Phone Always Win? It Might Not Be a Willpower Problem
If you keep doing things you don't actually want to do, maybe you don't need more willpower. I'm experimenting with making distractions harder, the things I value easier, and designing my environment to work with my ADHD rather than against it.
You Want to Spend Less Time on Your Phone - So WHY Do You Keep Picking It Up?
I’ve cut down my phone use, but I still catch myself picking it up without really deciding to. So for one week, I’m paying attention to every unplanned reach — not to stop myself, but to find out what I’m actually looking for.
Stop Telling Yourself You Need More Time
I kept telling myself I didn't have enough time for creative hobbies. Then I started paying attention to where my afternoons were actually going — and realised I might not need more time at all.
One Day, Later Becomes Now
When I was 22, I thought I had bags of time. Now I’m looking back at the things I kept putting off — and thinking about what I want the next twenty years of my life to look like.
You Probably Don't Need a Better Productivity System
I’ve tried apps, planners, bullet journals and bought a shitload of stationery in pursuit of the perfect productivity system. It turns out the thing that works best for my ADHD brain is considerably simpler.
Spending Less Time Online Isn't Enough
I’ve managed to drastically cut my screen time, but apparently that wasn’t enough to magically turn me into the creative, hobby-doing person I thought it would. So now I’m trying something different: making my phone harder to reach for, and the things I actually want to do much easier.
Making Minimalism Work For My ADHD Brain
Minimalism tells us to put everything away, but with ADHD, out of sight can quickly become out of mind. I’ve learned that a few carefully chosen visual reminders can make life easier without making my home cluttered.
How Can A Minimalist Own Four Pairs of Scissors?
Minimalism tells us we don't need duplicates. ADHD sometimes says otherwise. Here's why owning four pairs of scissors can actually make my home — and my brain — feel simpler.
I Put Down My Phone and Got My Brain Back
I used to reach for my phone every time life went quiet — in queues, during TV, whenever I had a spare minute. Then I stopped. What surprised me wasn't how much time I got back, but what happened when I learned to be alone with my own thoughts again.
We’re Not All “A Little Bit Autistic”
Every time someone tells me "we're all a little bit autistic", I smile politely... while mentally composing the response I wish I'd said. This is why that phrase, however well-intentioned, gets autism so wrong.
Why You Don’t Need to Be an Expert to Be Creative
Feeling stuck or uninspired? Here’s why creativity doesn’t come from mastery, but from curiosity, chaos, and letting yourself be a beginner again — especially if you’re neurodivergent.
Everyone Calm Your Tits — A Winter Manifesto
Winter: where productivity goes to die, jumpers go to radiators, and I reluctantly accept that 4pm is basically bedtime. A love letter to doing less, resting more, and becoming one with the sofa.
Is It Okay to Cut Out Toxic People? Finding Peace in Letting Go
This post explores the quiet strength in letting go of toxic family ties and choosing peace over guilt. Like the still bench by the water, it’s about finding calm after years of chaos — learning that you don’t need to earn peace, only protect it.
Why Motivation Is Bullshit (But Momentum Isn’t)
Motivation is bullshit. Your brain doesn't hand out motivation before effort — it rewards you after. So why are we always waiting for it? The real secret isn't feeling ready. It's momentum: picking up the pencil, rolling out the mat, hitting record. Do it before you feel like it, and keep doing it until you become the kind of person who just... does.
Progress in the Middle of the Chaos
Progress starts here — not with a perfect plan, but with a pen and the courage to scribble something, anything, down.
Modern Stoic Habits for a Simpler, Calmer Life
We can’t stop the chaos — the traffic, the interruptions, the cat puke — but we can decide how much power it gets. This post dives into a few Stoic habits that help you stay calm when life gets ridiculous, laugh at what you can’t control, and find a bit of peace in the mess.
When Your Productivity System Becomes the Problem
The Joy of Missing Out: Why I'll Take My PJs Over Your Party Any Day
No, I'm Not in a Cult - I Just Don't Want More Crap
Digital Overwhelm and How To Fix It
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