058 • The biggest mistake I made when I started travelling
I’d never travelled outside my own country before last month. Three weeks in Portugal and Italy later, there’s one clear thing…Travel solo if you want but...
057 • The main difference between my writing at the start and now
Welcome back to Fundamentalised,There’s one main way in which my writing has improved over the last year and a half since I started.It’s context awareness....
056 • De-optimising in some areas for better experiences and work
Happy Friday,Thanks for being patient with me over the last couple of weeks while I was travelling. Here are some pictures for a peek into what I’ve been...
055 • A few short thoughts from my first time travelling
Hey again,As you might know, I’ve been travelling around a lot recently for the first time since late 2018 (I was 15 back then so it doesn’t truly count...
054 • My methods for harnessing intuition and flow state
Hello again,Thanks for being patient with me whilst I procrastinated over sending this issue and the video issue for the previous week.I said that filming...
053 • Daily routine and habits give you freedom
There’s a quote from Gustave Flaubert…“Be regular and orderly in your life so that you may be violent and original in your work.”I heard it first in the book...
052 • Evolving my purpose + a whole year of Fundamentalised issues
The other day I talked to a friend - this particular friend has a knack for asking the most deep and sometimes prickly questions of anyone I’ve ever met.And...
051 • Your gurus are human too, don't idolise them
The other day I listened to the entirety of a Chris Williamson podcast in a single afternoon.And it was one of the most formative episodes that I’ve listened...
050 • Splitting life into seasons allows for greater depth + progress
It’s university exam season. One of the most intense, high-stakes times of the year in the university calendar.Even though I should be revising, I’ve got a...
049 • How Tim Ferriss builds resilience by diversifying life projects
I was scrolling the YouTube subscriptions feed recently and I saw a clip from the upcoming Modern Wisdom podcast episode with Tim Ferriss (I think the full...
048 • What to build first - physical or mental health?
What came first, the chicken or the egg?This is a cliché question and also not applicable to self-development in any way. So I’m going to ask a different...
047 • Making progress on the website + writing more (or trying to)
Last week I announced for the first time fundamentalised.com - my new WordPress website for all my writing on the internet.I’ve been working to add my past...
046 • Where on Earth I've been for the last week
I’ve been almost completely silent on the internet since you last heard from me.That’s for a couple of reasons…I came back to university for an intense,...
045 • What is Fundamentalised?
When I first started writing this newsletter, I thought it would be all about productivity and creativity.Even now, that’s how I describe it in the plugs at...
044 • Why I don't try to write good
I love writing for the sake of sharing ideas, not for the sake of getting better at writing. Maybe that will come back to bite me in the future, but for now,...
043 • I had no idea running a workshop would be so fun
Note - it took me longer than expected to get this issue out. I’ll explain at the end of the scheduled post as to why…Hi again,I’m writing this on the coach...
042 • Beware the near future and the recent past
I give too much of my time to the near future and the recent past.Walking past the lake on the way to the gym the other day, I stopped. I had been thinking...
041 • Your biggest competition as a writer
Perusing the Substack app a short while ago, I came across an eerily accurate Note from Tim Denning…‘Your biggest writing competition is the writer you were...
040 • My content ruined my art
My content ruined my art.If you, by pure chance, have read Lawrence Yeo’s piece Make Classics, Not Content then you might understand what I’m trying to say...
039 • How I force myself to write every morning
Welcome back,This is a quick trick that I’ve been refining recently to make sure that I’m in the mood to write every single morning…I make use of a piece of...
038 • Why the truth will set you free
Being truthful.It’s easy to it’s something you should do, but less easy to embody.It doesn’t feel nice to tell someone you don’t want to upset that they...
037 • Is looking to the future healthy?
Welcome back all,Recently, I’ve been spending more time than usual looking to the future. I’ve not become some kind of fortune-teller, I’ve just been...
036 • How to think for yourself and why it's so important
Hey all,This issue is about how to think for yourself, and why you should be doing so.I first became interested in the idea of clear thinking when my friend...
035 • Productivity advice so basic I forgot all about it
Welcome,For all the talking about productivity optimisation that I do in this newsletter, there’s one point that I’ve not touched upon. And this point might...
034 • I quit task management apps
For the last month or so, I’ve not been using a task management app.Cue the gasps of horror.However, I’ve not struggled in the same way that you might have...
033 • PARAZETTEL V2's launch and the power of remixing
Here’s the thing…I launched my product PARAZETTEL V2 today, and although this issue’s going to serve as a pitch of sorts, I wanted to add some value. So I’m...
032 • Focus on the gain, not the gap
We’re surrounded by other people almost all the time.Now this can be great, but unhealthy levels of connection to other people can put us at a...
031 • The best of 2023
It’s the last Fundamentalised issue of the year.This makes it the perfect time to round up a few lessons from the last year and set things in order...
030 • Habits and the most effective way to make or break them
There’s a reason Atomic Habits has sold over 10 million copies.We’ll look past the fact that its author James Clear is worth his salt and has created a...
029 • A few powerful minimalism principles for 2024
Welcome back all,Minimalism has been a large part of my life since reading the book Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport.Optimising my screen time was something...
028 • The curtain begins to close on 2023
Happy Friday all,It’s fast closing in upon the end of the year.It’s time to have a look at what’s changed, what hasn’t, and what you’d like to do more (or...
027 • Two fundamental ideas for a better life
Hi everyone,This issue is about the counter-intuitive nature of being effective and fulfilled in your life.I’m going to cover two fundamentals -...
026 • Six months of writing newsletters
Happy Friday all, and welcome to quite a special issue of Fundamentalised,This issue is the 26th I’ve released, meaning that I’ve now been publishing a...
025 • Ode to Obsidian
This is what my computer screen looked like for most of this afternoon.I have a lab report due at the end of the month so planning, drafting and coding plots...
024 • A 'sub-optimal' perspective on time-management
Hello again, and welcome to Fundamentalised,This week, I was hit with the reality of my growing workload.My time’s spread between writing online, launching...
023 • If it ain't broke, don't fix it
Welcome back to Fundamentalised,A month and a half ago, I launched my first ever digital product on the internet. I called it PARAZETTEL, a demo vault for...
022 • The most priceless gift you can give
Hello again,Today I’d like to build on an idea I shared earlier in the week. It’s that by simply using empathy you can improve the experience of others by...
021 • The biggest drain on attention nobody is talking about
Hello again! I’m sorry this email is coming to you so late in the day. It was written in the morning and I got caught up in the day’s events until now.My...
020 • A week of gratitude and reflection
Happy Friday…It’s been quite an introspective week. Having turned 20 on Tuesday (and this coincidentally being the 20th issue of this newsletter), my mind...
019 • What's actually going on with this newsletter
I know it’s been hectic the last couple of weeks, with me yanking you around from website to website, as well as between newsletter providers. Now I’ve done...
018 • Breaking down my digital product launch
This is going to be a complete breakdown of the development and launch of my first digital product PARAZETTEL last weekend.First is the idea.You hear this...
017 • Learn to love the process rather than the result
Two months of building my product PARAZETTEL have come to a close.You can download the vault now on its website…Check out PARAZETTELA quote from the Twitter...
016 • What I learned when building a digital product
Welcome back…I was struggling with ideas this week. I like to share with you some of the things I’ve been doing in my life in this newsletter but the truth...
015 • How to find joy in existence
What if I told you that you could learn to enjoy life’s journey - challenges, setbacks and all?I’m going to talk all about the book that I mentioned in the...
014 • How to write short-form content
Hey there…Today’s issue is going to be about short-form writing.I’ve been doing more of this ever since I stopped writing as often on Medium (a decision I...
013 • The future of Fundamentalised
Time for an update…As the majority of those reading this newsletter will know, I’ve been writing on Medium for over half a year.I’d started to earn a decent...
012 • Understanding discipline
Everyone wants improved discipline.We have vices that we wish we didn’t, and we all too often find ourselves let down by the comfort-seeking, narrow-minded...
011 • Three takeaways from starting a newsletter
Thank you all…Last week’s issue of Fundamentalised was its 10th, and if I’m honest, I didn’t know whether we would get there.I started a newsletter on...
010 • The single best thing for your health
Last week’s issue was on an automated publish…I wrote it on Thursday and scheduled it to be released at 8 pm the following day.What was I doing?At that point...
009 • The new era of education
Recently, I’ve been seeing evidence…Evidence for the uprising of a new, improved education system.One where you can learn from experts or even industry...