Making the commitment to write and post often means it's easy for the lines to get blurred. Unlike with a weekly blog, it becomes harder to sift through the good and the bad because the aim is just to post. Furthermore, it becomes harder to make a distinction between what is and isn't worth sharing … Continue reading Something worth writing about vs something worth sharing
Category: Writing
The perfect time to start a Substack
They say there is no time like the present but sometimes right now is much too soon. These days Substacks are common, everyone is apparently returning to their love of long-form content. But when you take a closer look, you might begin to notice a trend. Turns out the perfect time to start a Substack … Continue reading The perfect time to start a Substack
Using ChatGPT to write your blog posts
I can't see myself using ChatGPT to write my blog posts because it removes the joy of writing. This blog is something I do for fun, I'm not so keen for the end result that I feel the need to skip the parts that come in between. I write because I like the process of … Continue reading Using ChatGPT to write your blog posts
Will ChatGPT make writing obsolete?
Over the past few months I have seen a growing conversation around the use of Artificial Intelligence, in particular ChatGPT. Wikipedia describes ChatGPT as an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched on November 30, 2022. It is notable for enabling users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language … Continue reading Will ChatGPT make writing obsolete?
Why I started writing daily todo lists?
As the years go by, I actively and consciously learn more and more about myself, specifically the way I work. Years back I used to write monthly todo lists, I didn't realise it at the time but I was mimicking things I'd seen other people do. Sort of like people that are organised and productive … Continue reading Why I started writing daily todo lists?
What’s it like?
I committed myself to writing and sharing it on this blog over 3 years ago. Sometimes it's easy but other times it feels difficult to do. Sometimes I want to write about the world or social media and other times I want to share what I've learnt about myself through self-exploration. The personal posts come … Continue reading What’s it like?
Debunking myths about writers
There is this idea about writers, infact it applies to creatives in general. The idea is that our best work comes from a place of negative experience that serves as the poker that stokes our flames of creativity. I enjoy writing about being a writer, mainly because it's a title I struggle to attach to … Continue reading Debunking myths about writers
Why I’ll never run out of ideas
How do you come up with something to write about every single day? Write about your interests and write about your experiences. The origin of this blog was about picking a small moment of each day and writing about the lesson I took from it. The small moment could be watching a film I loved … Continue reading Why I’ll never run out of ideas
Wellbeing in the workplace
I think that this matters and I think I think that this is important. If you had a conversation with a lot of companies, particularly since this covid pandemic, they would have something to say about the importance of wellbeing. We're all aware that peoples mental health and general wellbeing has been impacted by the … Continue reading Wellbeing in the workplace
Catching up and clearing out
If you've been a regular reader for more than a few months, you'll have noticed that I stopped blogging for about 6 weeks. There were a few posts here and there but it was far from my usual daily blogging. However, over the past few days I've been getting my ducks in a row and … Continue reading Catching up and clearing out
The Daily Gemm 