Category: Thoughts
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Realising I had ADHD changed my life
Even in the middle of my assessment I still didn’t quite believe I had ADHD. I still felt like an imposter. Then Edward, my psychologist, told me I’d scored eight out of nine on the inattentive measures. I finally started to believe it. By the end I was choking up, struggling to put anything into…
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The Internet’s Own Boy
Aaron Swartz was a phenomenal person. Watching The Internet’s Own Boy recently reminded me of that fact. The film is, to me, a fantastic reminder that the internet needs to remain open, that access to public information should always be free and open. Some of my early activism was based on this. I was once involved in…
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Huel
Last year I started using Huel. I prefer to eat my own food, I avoid ready meals (although, I have to make exceptions for pie and pizza!) but I find cooking to be incredibly boring. I just have better things to do with my life (like binge-watch Star Trek)! Trying to get a balanced diet also isn’t that easy…
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You should blog
It’s not like I use Twitter anymore, so I’ve only experienced “Tweetstorms” via colleagues sharing stuff through Slack. Still, like Chris, I can’t help feeling that sharing in this way isn’t a great use of Twitter. That said, I’m pretty sure WordPress isn’t really the right tool either. Even though WordPress.com is quick to set up,…
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31
30 Another interesting year. Much of it, disappointingly (and to their detriment), was spent fighting yet again for my two children to be granted the relationship with me they deserve. That costs money, so while I kept my job, my other plan – buying a house to give the three of us a more permanent…
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People
During my pursuit of happyness I’ve been thinking a lot about what actually makes me happy. When I feel good, I’ve been taking note and it’s made it very clear what makes me happy. People. In 2015 I spent a huge amount of time with other people. Lots of existing friends, but I also met new people and…
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The Pursuit of Happyness, and helping yourself
This has nothing to do with the film, I just thought it was an appropriate title 🙂 (although, it is one of my favourite films, mostly for this genuinely inspiring bit). I’m happy. Really happy. Which is a stark contrast to 7 months ago. At the beginning of this month I also stopped taking anti-depressants…
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It’s always #TimeToTalk
We shouldn’t need an excuse to talk about mental health but why pass up the opportunity. Any time is a good time to talk about mental health. I’m depressed right now (sort of). I’m on anti-depressants to help me cope with a very difficult situation. This is the first time I’ve had medical help with depression, but…
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Idea: A re-usable framework for “Who Should I Vote For?” tests
Those “Who Should I Vote For?” sites are, I think, a great idea. Many of them fail though. They; often miss out huge policy areas (e.g. Europe) often just copy/paste from manifestos making it easy to see which party is which over simplify questions or provide limited answer choices that don’t always match views become…