getting unstuck
Why Achieving Your Goals Doesn't Always Make You Happy
You celebrate. You're proud. A few weeks later you're doing laundry, answering emails and wondering what to make for dinner.
27 October 2026
awake lab
What holds up, and what doesn’t.
Manifestation, visualization and future-self work, examined by someone who wants it to be true and still checks the evidence.
the practice
How to Build Habits That Stick (Even When Motivation Disappears)
You know that version of yourself who makes ambitious plans on Sunday evening? By Wednesday, this person has mysteriously disappeared.
27 October 2026
the evidence
Does Visualization Actually Work? Here's What Science Says
Picture yourself achieving the thing you've wanted for years. Feels good, doesn't it? Now the inconvenient question: did imagining it get you any closer?
27 October 2026
getting unstuck
How to Stop Believing Every Thought You Think
You think, "They probably didn't like what I said." A minute later, you're acting as though you've received official confirmation.
23 October 2026
the practice
15 Manifestation Journal Prompts for When You're Ready to Do More Than Wish
You pick up your pen, and everything sounds either painfully vague or copied from a motivational Instagram account.
23 October 2026
the practice
Mental Rehearsal: How to Practise Before the Moment Actually Happens
You've already rehearsed an argument in your head. Now imagine using that same ability for something you actually want to do.
23 October 2026
getting unstuck
Why You Keep Falling Back Into Old Habits (Even When You Really Want to Change)
An old habit returning doesn't necessarily mean you've lost the progress you made. It may mean the situation that triggers it hasn't changed as much as you thought.
16 October 2026
the practice
How to Change the Way You Talk to Yourself (Without Fake Positive Affirmations)
We can recognise an unfair criticism when it comes from someone else, yet repeat the same thing to ourselves without questioning it.
16 October 2026
the practice
25 Future-Self Journal Prompts That Make You Think Differently
Not what would you own. Not what would you have achieved. What would an ordinary Tuesday look like?
16 October 2026
getting unstuck
How to Stop Overthinking and Actually Start Doing Things
Overthinking can make doing nothing feel surprisingly productive. You're busy, you're learning, you're considering every possibility.
14 October 2026
the practice
Manifestation Scripting: How to Do It, With Examples That Actually Feel Real
Writing about a future you want doesn't have to be an exercise in pretending. The useful part is what you do after you close the notebook.
14 October 2026
the practice
How to Change Your Self-Concept (Without Pretending to Be Someone Else)
Somewhere along the way, an experience became a description. And the description became part of your identity.
14 October 2026
the evidence
Why Manifestation Isn't Working (and What to Try Instead)
Same job. Same problems. Same unfinished plans. Maybe you've been given an explanation of manifestation that doesn't hold up.
12 October 2026
the practice
How to Visualize Your Future Self (Without Making It Feel Impossible)
You're probably very good at imagining things going wrong. What would happen if you gave the future you actually want a little of that attention?
11 October 2026
the evidence
Manifestation for Skeptics: What Actually Works (and What Doesn't)
You can believe in yourself without believing that your thoughts control the weather, your bank account, or other people's decisions.
10 October 2026