The Herd Instinct We Pretend We Don’t Have We love to imagine we’re bold, independent thinkers — lone wolves with iron wills. Sure. Then someone yawns and suddenly half the room is yawning like a choir. Or take the classic: if the crowd runs, you run too — doesn’t even matter why. Could be danger, … Read more
Attraction doesn’t always crash because you said something stupid — sometimes it crashes because you thought you were reading the signs like a pro, when in fact you were way off. Was that smile a green light or just basic manners? Was that “lingering eye contact” real interest, or them zoning out and staring through … Read more
Sleep Deprivation: The Drunk You Don’t Brag About Before you dive in, a warning: this is the ugly sequel. If you missed my last piece on work addiction — go read it first. That’s where I ripped into the obsession with grinding for no reason. Now we go darker. Not just working too much — … Read more
Multitasking Is a Joke Congrats. You answered an email, half-listened to your boss, and burned your dinner — all at once. People brag about that like it’s a skill. It’s not. It’s just screwing up three things at the same time. We give it shiny names — “productivity hacks,” “multitasking mindset.” But underneath, it’s just … Read more
Why We Think It’s “Chemistry” (But It’s Just Copying) You think you’re making free choices. Truth is, half the time you’re just buying from your own reflection. Mirroring — the art of copying posture, tone, and rhythm — hides in plain sight. Sellers use it to close deals. Therapists to build trust. Daters to fake … Read more
Wired for Gossip: Humanity’s Oldest Addiction Humans can’t shut up. That’s not an insult, it’s a survival strategy. Long before gossip magazines, Twitter meltdowns, and Instagram “tea accounts,” gossip was how tribes worked out who was pulling their weight and who was sneaking extra meat. We used to groom each other like apes — literally … Read more
Work addiction is the only sickness where society applauds while it strips your health, robs your relationships, and bulldozes your sense of self. If you were knocking back vodka at your desk, HR would panic. If you were chain-smoking in the breakroom, someone would stage a wellness talk. But sit glued to your laptop at … Read more
Promises are the cheapest currency going. They slip out before you’ve even realised you’ve minted one. Yeah, sure. Of course. Leave it with me. Five seconds later you’ve bought yourself applause you didn’t earn — and a job you’ll probably never do. I learnt that while shoving my writing under people’s noses. I sent a … Read more
The Seduction of Plastic Credit cards don’t turn up waving danger flags. They slide in quietly — a bit of plastic, an email promising “freedom,” maybe a free mug if you’re gullible. Banks call it credit; really it’s a portable hole for your pay packet. We don’t sign up for APR charts. We apply because … Read more
Rush Hour in London: Travel or Contact Sport? Rush hour in London isn’t travel, it’s a contact sport. You tumble off the Tube into Oxford Street and instantly regret every life choice that led you there. Horns blare. Someone’s balancing a latte, a phone, and maybe their will to live. A cyclist yells at a … Read more
