And One Genius Tip for Spotting the AI Bots on Medium — We all know they are here. We know Medium is getting inundated with AI-generated content. How good are you at spotting it? I’m going to give you one tip that will help. Soon. Very soon. But first . . . Did you know that Medium is not against AI content…

This also works for aging parents, like me — Old people are hard to buy presents for, aren’t they? I’m old, and it is hard to buy presents for me. I have had a lifetime to gather possessions, and I don’t want any more, thank you very much. In fact, I am all for getting rid of stuff, not…

And he made me laugh — It is true. God spoke to me this morning. I have a transcript of the conversation, but you need some background information before we get to that. Please stick with me. I am in the middle of a fantastic writing course with Paul Kix, an award-winning journalist and best-selling author…

The Final Episode — I began this Failure series in August 2022 with no idea where it might take me, and I gave no thought to how I would negotiate difficult letters like X and Z. I did know that I wanted to write about failures. I feel more connected to people when they…

The penultimate episode — Don’t fear failure. Not failure, but low aim, is the crime. In great attempts, it is glorious even to fail.— Bruce Lee I’m going to be honest, Bruce. I’m not entirely sure that my attempts to get to grips with . . . Yeast . . . could accurately be…

Find out what people really mean when they write “Regards” — A survey published this week predicts that “Yours sincerely” will be extinct in the next ten years. Apparently, it makes you sound like a 150-year-old, pining for the good old Victorian days. It seems that the way people communicate in the workplace is changing, and informality is the way to…

A Personal Journey Full of Inspirational Quotes — Yellowstone is a neo-Western starring Kevin Costner that follows the owners of the largest ranch in Montana. I recently managed to watch 47 episodes in ten days. I really ought to get out more. I could blame Matt Haig. I have a copy of his Comfort Book, and I reached…

Warning: contains pictures of boobs — It took me a while to think of any words beginning with X, let alone things I have failed at. But the holy thesaurus came to the rescue, and I have come up with the following:

Wine, women and wrong — I want to encourage everyone to fail more regularly. Success is safe, but it isn’t hard, and it isn’t a challenge — it doesn’t show you where your limits are or give you any idea of your true potential. You need to attempt difficult things, things you might fail at…