Selling ourselves. Selling everything.

I still cannot understand the logic behind why there is such an obsession with celebrity in western society today. Such bizarre voyeurism from both the paparazzi and the people who support them. Daily Mail, I’m looking at you. What are we doing? Selling ourselves. Selling everything. The happiest day of my life – oh, […]

It’s not my problem

I think we’ve been through a period where too many people have been given to understand that if they have a problem, it’s the government’s job to cope with it: ‘I have a problem, I’ll get a grant.’ ‘I’m homeless, the government must house me.’ They’re casting their problem on society. And, you know, there […]

Social Media is Bullshit

The self aggrandising world of social media. By and large, it’s bullshit.

Do you know who I am?

At the start of the exam, the invigilator says, “You have exactly 2 hours. I will not accept any papers after this time has elapsed.” Two hours later, the invigilator calls out, “Time’s up, Ladies and Gentlemen.” One student is still scribbling away ten minutes later when the invigilator has all the collected papers in […]

My favourite Blair-Clinton exchange

my favourite Blair-Clinton exchange

False standards and reclaiming the metrics of success

A snob is anybody who takes a small part of you and uses it to come to a complete vision of who you are. That is snobbery. And the dominant form of snobbery that exists today is job snobbery — you encounter it within minutes at a party when you get asked that famous, iconic […]

Ballmer on the iPhone

Let’s not even discuss what happened with Nokia. Watch this video on YouTube

Motivation comes from within

You shouldn’t have to look to others to provide you with your source of motivation. True, meaningful motivation must come from within. You must have a deep seated desire to accomplish your goals. If you aren’t filled with passion for what you do and you aren’t intrinsically motivated then there are no words that another […]

Fuck you Facebook

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Secrecy

I have grown to love secrecy. It seems to be the one thing that can make modern life mysterious or marvellous to us. The commonest thing is delightful if one only hides it. When I leave town now I never tell my people where I am going. If I did, I would lose all my […]

You’re still a rat

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat. Lily Tomlin

Mess with the ratios at your peril

Nicholas Bate

You mustn’t be afraid to dream a little bigger, darling

Be Careful What You Write

Fuck That Shit Drawing

The busy trap

Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance, a hedge against emptiness; obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or trivial or meaningless if you are so busy, completely booked, in demand every hour of the day…. I can’t help but wonder whether all this histrionic exhaustion isn’t a way of covering up the fact […]