Writing
Personal essays on workplace mental health, the systems that shape it, and what the evidence really says.
Loneliness, neoliberalism and 'enough' at work
Richard Murphy says loneliness is internalised neoliberalism. The workplace is where that lesson gets taught most clearly, and 'enough' is the fix nobody calls simple.
AI at work isn't a revolution. It's a vacuum.
Four in five UK workers use AI. Fewer than one in twenty use it well. That gap isn't your people, it's the training, rules and permission nobody gave them.
'Job hugging' isn't fear. It's a rational read of a broken deal.
HR's new phrase blames the worker again. People aren't clinging to jobs out of fear, they're surveying the alternatives and finding nothing better.
'It is a killer': what a learner taught me about burnout
A learner who reached burnout twice could name every protective habit. Knowing your non-negotiables isn't the same as being able to use them.