Jan 13The two big things missing from self worth contentThere’s a lot of media and social media content about self worth these days. Google Trends shows the term particularly taking off around 2009, and increasing in searches ever since. It’s an important trend because it involves understanding that just for being humans and living creatures we deserve to be…Self Improvement6 min read
Sep 17, 2021The Ad Fontes Media Bias Chart is full of bias and problems — by a journalistOnly 29% of people in the US trust the news. Some 37% of Mexicans do, and 43% of Australians. That figure drops even further when it comes to social media. Some 18% of Australians trust news there, and 13% of people in the US do. …Media7 min read
Jun 17, 2021The serious consequences of not paying for creative work or care workThis is a hard discussion to have. A lot of people who don’t agree with me will first point out that a friend shouldn’t be paid for showing up and giving hugs when needed, or I shouldn’t be paid for messing around with a guitar. …Work4 min read
Jan 17, 2021La ausencia del derecho al aborto está privando a Latinoamérica de su voluntad y de su derecho a vivir plenamenteNo puedo mencionar su nombre porque es una niña. Tenía doce años en ese momento, era demasiado joven para trabajar legalmente, pero no demasiado joven para ser obligada a ser madre. Era mi alumna, y recuerdo que, hace unos años, jugaba al puente con ella. …Aborto Legal7 min read
Nov 19, 202011 ways creativity is important in life and struggleWe typically associate creativity with art, writing, and music. And while that is spot on, creativity is also a life skill. In essence, it is the ability to think beyond the obvious, outside the box, and to use one’s imagination to create new, good, ideas and things. …Creativity4 min read
Sep 9, 2020Using distance to increase creativityWhen I was living in Venezuela, I struggled to write creatively about it. Instead, my first novel was set in my home country of Australia. The novel I’m working on now is set in nearby Mexico City rather than Puebla, where I live. …Creativity3 min read
Jul 20, 2020Honduran refugee: Writing helps me surviveJorge Madrid is a Honduran activist whose opposition to current right-wing president Juan Orlando Hernández saw him receiving death threats and having to flee the country. He was also a student leader when then President Manuel Zelaya was overthrown by a coup in 2009. He says the stealing of the…Writing2 min read
Dec 27, 2019In the Netflix / social media era, is it really necessary to read fiction books?When I can settle down into a book, I feel like someone who has been running frantically for days and is finally home. Reading is one of the most fulfilling things I do, and it is easy — no transport or planning necessary. …Reading3 min read
Oct 10, 2019The destructive myth of the objective journalistThe existence of objective or neutral journalists is a myth, and those who claim to revere such journalism are only attempting to justify an absence of context and depth in coverage and are elevating pro-status-quo journalism. Male sports journalists tend to know the sport they cover well and feel passionate…Journalism3 min read
Jun 27, 2019How to rid your search results of unreliable and low-grade content + list of sites to blockSometimes you have to click through to the forth of fifth page of Google results to get past the content-farmed sites and unhelpful Quora pages, and it’s starting to get really annoying. What’s particularly concerning is that the average web user won’t go past the first five search results —…Internet4 min read
