by Jamie Miles | Oct 11, 2026 | Useful Guides
At a glance Reader question: I keep replaying a memory that either gets worse each time or still hurts years later. Is my memory broken, and can I do anything about it? Memory is rebuilt, not replayed: each recall is shaped by who you are now, so memories can become...
by Jamie Miles | Sep 13, 2026 | Useful Guides
At a glance Based on the question: Can one person build a useful AI automation without coding, hiring a developer, or handing over the controls? Using an AI agent, Notion, WordPress and MailerLite, I built a system that assembles a finished newsletter into...
by Jamie Miles | Aug 16, 2026 | Useful Guides
At a glance Based on the reader question: Is there a way to turn my smartphone into a simpler, distraction-free device, without buying new hardware or paying for another app? Apple’s Assistive Access doubles as the best free dumbphone on the market and...
by Jamie Miles | Aug 2, 2026 | Useful Guides
At a glance Based on the reader question: Why do I keep circling back to the same wrong idea, and the same old grudge, and how do I actually let either one go? A mind that cannot forget, like Borges’ fictional Funes or a real hyperthymesiac, loses the ability to...
by Jamie Miles | Jul 5, 2026 | Useful Guides
At a glance Based on the reader question: Why do I keep intending to do things and forgetting to actually do them? Most of what we forget is not in the past, but in the future. We make promises to ourselves, then carry on as though the promises will somehow remember...
by Jamie Miles | Jun 21, 2026 | Useful Guides
At a glance Based on the reader question: ‘I want to write something funny and sharp about the world. Where do I start?’ Satire is your friend. It can be funny, but it’s mostly about making precise observations about the world where the joke is the sauce...
