Jamie Jackson
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Between two skies and towards the night.
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A Hack You Can Try To Become a Creative Hero. Top Story - May 2025.
I’ve stopped writing on Vocal. Well, evidentially, I haven’t – I’m writing on Vocal right now. Look at me go. The point is that I had stopped writing on Vocal for quite a while. And now, like Arnie, or 90s fashion, I'm back. For a bit.
By Jamie Jackson8 months ago in Art
How Can I Stop Being Average?
When you're a kid, you don't want to be average. Average seems like a spiritual death. You watch TV shows about extraordinary people, not average people. Children's shows are about superheroes, about adventure, about anything but being average.
By Jamie Jackson12 months ago in Humans
How to Unbecome Everything That Isn't You
I haven’t worn pyjamas in years. They're mad, if you think about it. Why would anyone want to wear a flannel suit to bed? Pyjamas have notch lapels, buttons and collars, some even have a breast pocket, as if a place to keep your Biro is up there as a top requirement for a good night’s sleep.
By Jamie Jackson12 months ago in Humans
Is Working from Home Bad for Your Health?. AI-Generated.
I’ve got a job working from home, 100% of the time. I am a fully disconnected, remote worker. I "work from home". For 20 years, I toiled away in glass towers and pre-fabricated 70’s offices, commuting in and out of London like a rat in a maze, addicted to the cocaine-laced water my scientist overlords were feeding me, returning daily for my corporate fix in work attire and brushed hair.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Journal
2006 to 2024: Why Saltburn Shows Nothing Has Changed
Saltburn. I’m sure you’ve seen it. If not, this fictional film is about an unpopular, isolated 20-year-old (or thereabouts) university student who unexpectedly falls in with a popular crowd and is invited to a sprawling country estate called ‘Saltburn’ to spend his summer.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Critique
Here's Why Your Life is What It Is
“Perspective shifts will unlock more than smartness will.” – Dr Astro Teller Have you ever looked back at a time when your life should have been miserable, but all you have are fond memories? You lived somewhere crummy, you had a terrible job and you were constantly skint, but all you recall are the good times?
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Humans
What Is It Like To Get Divorced?. Content Warning.
Divorce is a violent act. Even amicable divorces are violent and disruptive. When you get divorced, you don’t just give up a marriage, you give up an entire life; a home, friendships, a routine, and the emotional anchors that had previously kept you stable are all destroyed in a roaring tsunami of change.
By Jamie Jackson2 years ago in Marriage
