Why We Misread Attraction Signals 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 … 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
Workaholism: The Only Addiction We Celebrate 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 … Read more
The Cheap High of Saying ‘Sure 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 … 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
Kaunas First Impressions: Sarcasm, Shots, and Cobblestones I don’t come to Kaunas just for the cheap pints. There’s blood in these cobbles — Lithuanian somewhere in my family tree — and every so often I hop over to let my hair down and see if the place still recognises me. It usually does: a raised … Read more
The Tinder Opener Trap: When Clever Lines Die on Impact You’ve done it, don’t lie. Sat there with Tinder open, convinced you’re about to fire off the kind of line people screenshot for the right reasons. You hit send… and nothing. Not even a pity laugh. Just your words sitting there like a stale chip … Read more
