Life Hacks are Old Hat. Is that all right, Jack? Skip to TL;DR The concept of ‘life hacks’ turns everything into a matter of efficiency, and that kind of hacks me off. It perpetuates the notion that we aren’t doing things well enough, that we aren’t living life properly (whatever that means), or that we… Continue reading Hit the Road, Hack
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Think ‘You’ Is Rude? Explain ‘Yourself’!
A Story of Self-Acceptance Skip to TL;DR Like all good viewers, I was outraged by The Traitors. I withstood the brutal tactics and predicted most of the sucker punches. But one moment of weakness changed everything. I was blindsided… by the one and only yourself. I tried to enjoy the show without engaging in pettifoggery.… Continue reading Think ‘You’ Is Rude? Explain ‘Yourself’!
Abstractly Fluent
I have so many thoughts about the topic of fluency that I often struggle to verbalise them coherently. Here is a poem I wrote to express some ideas. The background is a photo of an abstract artwork I created last year while I was working on my Italian.
Word Game Stet of Mind
I would revel in shouting “stet!”1 in response to attempts to add an apostrophe to my possessive “its” but I’ve been told that it would be inappropriate. The social etiquette of correction lacks clarity. We all know a hyperliterate boffin who casually employs mixed metaphors and drops the dreaded “should of [+ past participle]” in… Continue reading Word Game Stet of Mind