Category: Portfolio Piece
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How I Struggle to Stay Motivated in Life
Do you struggle to stay motivated in life? I do. Throughout my life, my motivation has fluctuated. I undertake a new job, hobby, project, idea, whatever the fuck – I’m eager, consistent, determined, optimistic. I finally feel like I have my feet planted on the ground. At first, I work hard. I try to… Read more
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Teaser trailer: Folie à Deux – Madness of Two
Here is the teaser trailer for my upcoming documentary – “Folie à Deux – Madness of Two”. In the documentary, I will explain the eponymous psychological disorder, the history of it, and present three real life cases. I hope you will enjoy. Read more
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Great Britain & its Great Drinking Problem
We Brits have a notorious reputation for our drinking endeavours. Many other nations wait in fear for the summer when we will flock like locusts to their beaches and towns. ‘Los Británicos Están Llegando! Los Británicos Están Llegando!’ Cry the Spaniards, whilst young men and women scantily clad, roll their suitcases along Magaluf’s clean sun-paved… Read more
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Top 5 Movies That Changed My Life
Movies, to me, aren’t just a tool for entertainment. Movies are what I have lived and breathed for most of my life. They are a passion. An obsession. Throughout my existence, I have watched hundreds, if not thousands of them. To be honest, I gave up counting a long time ago. I have ravenously devoured every… Read more
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Top 5 Books That Changed My Life
Books are one of my greatest pleasures. I believe that there is a book out there for everybody. Some people never read because they find it ‘boring’. Nonetheless, if the right book fell into their lap, it could hold the potential to change their life. There are far too many novels for any single… Read more
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Ikigai – The Japanese Reason for Being
On the Japanese island of Okinawa, a mystical force has gifted its residents with extremely long lives. There are now 68 centenarians per 100,000 Okinawans, which is a miraculous statistic when compared with the entire UK having only 23. But how do these islanders consistently succeed in reaching 100 years of life? What miracle… Read more
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The Dangers of Social Media
What are the biggest social media platforms? Facebook. Instagram. Snapchat. TikTok. YouTube. WhatsApp. X. If you add together all the users of these behemoths, the amount totals to 12.13 billion as of 2024. Facebook alone has 3.05 billion users, which is about 1/3rd of the planet’s population. 1/3rd of the planet’s population plugged into its… Read more
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10 Tips for How to Defeat Depression
Depression. No matter who you are, no matter what your background, it can strike anyone at any stage in their life. You might think yourself impregnable to this illness: I’m happy – I have a house, a partner, a job I love – how could I ever be depressed? That would never be me. … Read more
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Afraid of Being Myself – The Lonely World of Social Anxiety
Social Anxiety in a Nutshell We all know what it’s like to give a presentation stood in front of a room full of people. All eyes on you – watching, judging. To return their gaze makes your skin crawl. To serve them a smile is almost impossible, lifting your lips is as heavy and difficult as pulling… Read more
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The Life of a Warehouse Operative
