A double-sided image with a typewriter on the left and a laptop on the right. Both feature dead faces to represent the death of writing.

Writing is Dead (Again).

By: Julia Hammond January 8, 2026January 8, 2026 Marketing, MusingsAI, featured, storytelling, writingLeave a Comment

The year is 2011. I’m sitting in a university lecture hall waiting to hear from the former editor of a national newspaper. By the time this lecture ends, I will have learned two important things: If you plan on being a journalist after university, pick another career – because writing is dead. If you plan…

Is Bruno Mars a billionaire yet?

By: Julia Hammond March 10, 2021May 9, 2024 Musingsbillionaires, featured, mindset, musings, wealth1 Comment

He wanted to be a billionaire. So. Freaking. Bad. The year is 2010. Travie McCoy and Bruno Mars release their hit single “Billionaire”. It was one of two songs that year which effectively launched Mars’ career. In the decade since, has he reached his goal? The short answer is no. But the bigger question is:…

8 Modern Dating Trends You Should Breakup With

By: Julia Hammond March 9, 2021March 3, 2021 Lifestyledating, featured, humour, modern dating, relationshipsLeave a Comment

These days it seems there’s a name for everything – even getting dumped. Just because we defined it, doesn’t mean it deserves to stick around. Here are 8 modern dating trends that should be on your deal-breaker list. 1. Ghosting Hardly a new trend, which is why it’s time for it to get lost. It…

How to deal with ‘bad’ content: Tips for writers and clients

By: Julia Hammond February 15, 2021February 5, 2025 Marketingdigital marketing, featured, marketing tips, writer tipsLeave a Comment

Oops, your content sucked…Or did it? Getting bad feedback from a client is heart-wrenching. Getting bad content from a writer is equally as upsetting for clients. When your content has missed the mark, you and your client are on opposite sides of the same bridge. You both want to meet in the middle, it’s just…

8 Non-Fiction Books for Your Reading List

By: Julia Hammond February 1, 2021January 29, 2021 Lifestylebook lovers, book recommendations, books, featured, non-fictionLeave a Comment

Reading a great book in bed with a huge cup of tea while it pours down rain outside is one of my simple pleasures. I can’t always count on the weather to make this scenario come true, but I can always count on great books to be available. I wanted to start a series to…

A year in pixels: my mood journal, 2020

By: Julia Hammond January 25, 2021May 9, 2024 Musings, Wellnessfeatured, mindfulness, mindset, moods, self-development, wellnessLeave a Comment

Let’s talk about happiness….and sadness, anxiety, stress, and more. Let’s talk about moods. From the 7th of January until the 31st December, 2020, I kept a mood journal. It started on a whim and I didn’t much care how long I kept it up. It was more about experimenting with my self-awareness than it was…

Signs of an unhappy gut: How our digestion impacts our health

By: Julia Hammond January 13, 2021 Wellnessconstipation, featured, healthy gut, wellness1 Comment

According to a 2019 CSIRO report on Gut Health and Weight Loss, up to 50% of Australians experience digestive issues each year with 1 in 7 experiencing gut symptoms which affect their quality of life (1). So, whether we talk about it or not, many of us are struggling with our gut. Our gut includes…

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