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Learn like an Oxford student with this evidence-based method for remembering more and understanding faster.
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Welcome Problem Solver
Where kind, curious and ambitous problem solvers gather to find a better way to solve problems that matter.
Read the best of Jamie’s evidence-based guides
How the curious, ambitious, and kind are making the most of their minds. Learn faster, think deeper and stress less with these crisp evidence-based articles.
The Comforts of Muscle Memory and The Man Who Came Back For His Son
Your past effort is never wasted. Even after injury, illness, or years of neglect, your body and brain retain far more of what you built than feels possible and, when you return, you recover it far faster than the first time you built it. So let’s get into the consoling truth and change how you approach your next comeback.
The Actor’s Memory Trick: The First-letter Technique
Actors don’t memorise lines through repetition, they make lines memorable by understanding the intention and meaning behind the words. That’s the engine behind their incredible feats of memory.
Escaping Your Phone’s Gravity: Part 2
A few of my friends saw my new habit and followed suit, so I thought you’d also enjoy my trick for being less of a doomscrolling phone-zombie.
The trick is well-known: turn your phone screen black and white. But how I do it is different.
The Oldest Memory Trick: Acronyms and Acrostics
Acronyms and acrostics are the oldest memory tricks in the book for creating and recalling long lists of information. While they are powerful, creating them is tedious; with the AI workflow I teach, you’ll be able to take advantage of their power without the tedium, and create enduring mnemonics that make new lists of information unforgettable.
Vegan, But Bacon: How To ‘Cheat’ Your Way Forward
50% is better than 0, especially when 100% isn’t possible. Embracing this attitude is one of the most useful tricks for “cheating” your way towards your goals, building new habits, and ditching old ones.
Closing loops, re-energising your life
With no other obvious culprit, we blame our exhaustion on our modestly packed schedule. Yet, when we check our maths, the numbers don’t quite add up. There’s another factor at play. We have too many open loops.
The unanswered message.
The unfolded clothes.
The unframed art.
The unwanted, still‑uncancelled toothbrush subscription.
This family of unfinished business beeps away in the background, like a ceiling full of smoke alarms with low batteries. Every loop demands a slice of attention, a sliver of guilt, and carries a haunting worry that we’re falling behind.
Read the best of Jamie’s true stories and reflections
Short stories based on true events sent every other Sunday to enrich your imagination and help you with the art of living.
The Oil Layer
This week, I figured out that the entire wellness supplement industry was, for most practical purposes, a very attractive wall of nothing. I did this while trying to fix my eyes. Nobody was particularly interested.
Snakes and Ladders
At the start of this year, my main ambition was to not fall apart.
After what grief did to me when Mum passed, I knew better than to rush into chaining myself to a strict writing schedule in 2025. I wrote and worked, but it was flexible and forgiving. I took things one day at a time and retreated back to being a sobbing mess whenever I got stuck in a grief spiral.
Russian Hackers
My freshly launched website got taken over by Russian hackers. What followed was bizarre, infuriating, and promptly got turned into a stage show.
Radiohead vs The Preacher
‘Accept our Lord and saviour, Jesus Christ!’
Ugh. This guy again.
Ever since I got burgled, I’ve become more defensive when it comes to protecting my home. I haven’t told you about the burglary yet. It happened in May 2025. I’m still dealing with the fallout.
The Last Google (and Why I Write)
I already know the name of my next book: The Last Google. It will be dedicated to my Dad. The idea for the title came from a bittersweet discovery I made on his phone after he passed away. When we die, we leave echoes. They get quieter as time passes. Lipstick‑stained…
An Icy Start
It was January 7th, 2026 and I’d already dialled 999. The morning had brought an unnatural cold. The streets were iced and London was taken by surprise.[1] I rushed out, eager to swing into the New Year. I had big plans for 2026, but I didn’t expect to be greeted by…
📮Jamie’s Journal
Written for kind, curious, and ambitious readers looking for better ways to think, feel, and live fully.
Every other Sunday, you’ll receive the insights I wish I’d known sooner: true stories, reflections, recommendations, and practical guides for learning, thinking, and navigating the world with more intention.
No noise. Just a little hindsight to guide your foresight.











