This week, I’ve been thinking about parenting and technology. I’ve spent the past couple of weeks with my kids, as it’s half-term here in the UK, and it’s definitely been challenging. Balancing work and family life at home has once again opened my eyes. Growing up, we were constantly warned that technology would ruin our […]
(How to exist authentically in a hyper-social world) Today I’m thinking about introversion, and connection. Especially after COVID and lock-down, I’ve realised just how introverted I am—and potentially many other people are too. I’m genuinely comfortable just staying home. I enjoy reading a book, writing, watching films, or playing video games on my phone. I
It’s interesting when we think about digital age loneliness. Despite countless tools available to stay connected with everyone around us or across the world, we still feel lonely. We continue to experience a sense of hollowness and a lack of genuine connection with others. The Fading Connections and Relationships I don’t know why we feel
Evolving with AI: A Creative’s Reflection A friend of mine—also a creative—sent me a video the other day. It was about using AI to create films, and he asked me what I thought about it. At first, I laughed a little. Then I thought: actually, this is something I’ve been thinking about for a while.
Today is quite brief! When people tell you to be yourself, do you hesitate? Do you take a moment to think about what that might be? If you know yourself well enough, I suppose it may not apply. And that’s great. But if you are like me, I salute you. Many people realise that most of
We’re three weeks into blogging, and I have to say—it’s been quite fun. I think I’m actually enjoying this process, and I hope you’re enjoying reading it too. And who knows? Maybe one day, you’ll even drop a comment and share your thoughts with me. For this post, I wanted to talk about unlearning external
Today I feel down. I am questioning all the things I have tried to do, and the things I am trying to do. I just want a job, yet every single one I have applied for and been interviewed for has been unsuccessful.So what do I do about how I am feeling? I started doing
Embracing Sunday as a Day for Journaling So every Sunday, I like to journal. Since I decided to start this new adventure—this new venture of writing a blog—this space is where I jot down my thoughts and process how I’m getting on with my life. I realised that if I’m using technology, I might as
What Does It Mean to Be Human? The first thing I thought about when I was starting this, or when the idea came to me, was: Who else is doing this? Who else is talking about this online? That thought stopped me in my tracks. It’s the mentality we’ve been conditioned to accept—this idea that
