What keeps you bound to the job you hate and keeps you from truly commanding your own daily work — Let’s start with a quote. “We should do away with the absolutely specious notion that everybody has to earn a living. It is a fact today that one in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely…

How people are merely pawns in a game of power and control played between global forces and how perhaps we are bound to destroy ourselves. — As Russian troops are tearing apart Kyiv, a particular narrative seems to have taken hold in the western media and popular social media. A simplistic narrative suggests Russia is the bad guy, the US and Europe are the good guys, and Ukraine is the innocent sovereign nation under attack from…

An enquiry into self-employment and the impact on wellbeing of supervising others — Sunday Letters pursues answers to questions of personal happiness both in and out of work. Work is a very big portion of our lives and I have written often on the topic in past issues, therefore, it’s little wonder that the subject of workplace happiness is the area that has…

Thoughts on writing for oneself, honestly, without ulterior motive — Instead of writing to gain attention and to sell your shit, imagine writing about how you truly feel, about your genuine experiences and what you really think. What if, instead of writing for attention, you shared the pure shitness or euphoria of life with no one except yourself, in a…

We’ve entered an era of heightened concern for worker wellbeing, the planet, and ethics in business. But is it merely a facade? — I’m a student of Work & Organisational Psychology. The material has context for me given my 20+ years of self-employment, and it has helped me frame many of my personal experiences running a business. It has helped me better understand my decisions over the years, both good and bad. In…