A skeptical dive into the weird, sketchy, occasionally life-changing world
of self-improvement.

  • I painted the Prime Minister

    I painted the Prime Minister

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    I am writing this using voice transcription software because at the moment I’m slowly pacing about the house, carrying a two-week-ish old infant around the lounge room, because if I stop for more than about 30 seconds she’ll realize I’m not her mother and I’m of no use to her because I don’t have mammary […]

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  • It’s just one of those days when you don’t wanna write stuff

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    Yesterday was a bit shit, to be honest. It started with bad news, not the sort that’s really bad, but the kind that can still send you hurtling over the handlebars of life. Worse, it’s not something…

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  • A cynic’s guide to self-improvement

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    I’m pretty sure most of self-improvement is a scam, but that hasn’t stopped me so far. I’m a sucker for self-improvement, born again every minute. Or at least every ninety days or so, which seems to be…

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  • Coming soon

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    This is The Cynic’s Guide To Self-Improvement. I don’t know why this post is here, how long it’s been here, or how it got published. I think it was some kind of glitch in the Substack setup…

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