It isn’t what you would expect… — On the 23rd of March, 2020 our Prime Minister, Boris Johnson gave the news that we were all to stay at home, indefinitely, until we had flattened the curve. Everyone’s world changed forever that day as lockdown was foisted upon us. My gym (GYMBOX) shut its doors and no one…

Trust me when I tell you this little secret. Even when I tell you I’ve only earned $998 on my best month here and most months it’s between $300-$600 pending on how much I can be bothered. The truth is I only earn that much because I’m lazy. If I worked harder on this site I would earn more. At least triple. In a month I write mostly 150-word — ten minutes to write — short-form posts like this one, and a couple of kick-ass posts that earn me the bulk of my takings on here.

And its dark side..beware. — Medium is a funny place. It’s a meta-verse brimming with all sorts of creatures. Great writers, critics and trolls. Lots of trolls. You will find the most supportive fans you ever had and the most cynical of critics. Try writing an article that hits 500 claps and see how many…

You know what they say about making amends? They only count when you mean it. Throughout my school years I let myself down. Looking back on my school reports is like deja vu. Tom could do so much better if he applied himself. Tom needs to be more organised. Tom is bright but unfocused. So I left school with nothing, worked some unsuitable jobs and ended up here. 40 years old, going through old school records as I apply to go to university.

Want this year to be up there in the pantheon of great years? Here’s how Have a strong reason for doing what you are doing — The worst, most monotonous tasks can be completed with patience and vigour if you have a reason for it. …

Project MKUltra or just MK-Ultra was an illegal mind control programme developed by the CIA and other agencies that used behavioural psychologists and pharmacologists to experiment with mind control. Started in 1953 and halted 20 years later after a public outcry it engaged in some troubling activities. But the question is, does it still exist? My answer, is yes, in some form. Of course, it does. You don’t just bin 20 years of research and walk away. You either go underground or black ops.

It took me 11 years to say sorry. I had done something wrong; we both knew it. We were close once, and it was my fault she left. As human beings, we make mistakes. This is the natural order of things. What we think is a good idea can turn out to be the worst. It is not about the mistakes we make. It’s about what we do after. I cannot tell you how light I felt when I finally got to say sorry. You don’t know until you do.

How many of you guys have already quit your New Year's resolutions? Back eating sugar, back on the booze and eating chocolate every night. Don’t worry if you have. It happens to all of us. But there’s always a chance to get back on track, and that’s with Lent. Lent this year begins on the 22nd of February and lasts 40 days. For Catholics, it’s a time of fasting and abstinence to signify Jesus’ 40 days in the desert.