Welcome, this is for you.
What you can expect from this. Updated 28 Nov 2019. This will be a collection and collation of the information I have gleaned from all over the Internet. Why is this of interest to you? If you have any interest in generating extra income, no matter how little, from a home (or away from home) […]
Turn off your antivirus, they said
When AI writes your code, who is checking the locks? Most people who get into vibe coding do it because it feels like a shortcut. You type a prompt, an AI writes the code, and something appears that actually works. It is genuinely remarkable, and I am not here to tell you to stop. But […]
The 20k Lie.
When someone online claims they made $20,000 in two days with a single AI prompt, most people feel one of two things: inspired or suspicious. After years of watching this space, I can tell you that suspicious is usually the right instinct. Affiliate marketing income claims are everywhere right now. YouTube thumbnails screaming five-figure paydays. […]
I detest emails like this.
When you send a broken link to your email list, the honest thing to do is own it. Not dress it up, not pretend it was a clever re-engagement tactic. Just say what happened, fix it, and move on. That is what this post is about. A real email link apology, why so many of […]
The greatest enemy of knowledge.
When you type a question into Google or hit play on a YouTube video, you are trusting that what follows is true. Most of the time, that trust is misplaced. I want to share something that happened to me recently, because it illustrates a problem that I think is getting worse, not better. I watched […]
One in thirteen.
When I first came across this number, I had to read it twice. More than 2.1 million Australians are currently either living with dementia or caring for someone who is. That works out to roughly one person in every thirteen. And if you are reading this and thinking that does not apply to you, I […]
Assembling IKEA furniture with a butter knife.
When you buy an AI tool and then spend three hours trying to make it do what it said on the tin, you have not saved time. You have lost it. This is the part nobody talks about when they pitch AI productivity tools. The ROI calculation sounds clean on paper. You pay a monthly […]
Consistency is key. Really?
When someone tells you consistency is the key to building an online income, they are only half right. Consistency with the wrong activity does not compound into results. It compounds into wasted time. If you spend forty minutes every morning watching short-form video content and you have no video channel, no social profile, no connection […]
Walking the cat.
When I spotted a man walking his cat on a leash during my Friday afternoon bike ride, I did a double take. The cat had a harness on, was trotting along reasonably cooperatively, and the whole scene looked both completely absurd and oddly sensible at the same time. I actually admire it. The bloke clearly […]
65+ Bloody Bonuses.
When you start building a swipe file, the first problem you run into is not finding good material. The material is everywhere. The real problem is capturing it without losing your place, interrupting your workflow, or sitting there waiting for a video to buffer and download while you cannot touch anything else on your screen. […]
Digging blind is risky
When I was drafting construction drawings for a utility company, one of the first things I learned was that the map is never the territory. You could have a beautiful, detailed drawing on paper. Survey data, asset records, historical notes from three different companies. And then someone puts a backhoe in the ground and finds […]