Nicholas Simpson
Bio
Applied Linguistics M.A., language geek living and working in South Korea. All about UK culture, Korean life, cross-cultural differences and English language.
Stories (3/0)
When We Run Out of These Four Things, the Human Race is Doomed
Let's face it; we're squeezing our planet dry. We're wringing every last drop of goodness and sustenance out of the soil in the pursuit of profit and in the name of greed. It doesn't take a genius to realise that the expanding world population with its resulting emissions and drain on resources will have a profoundly negative impact on the way we live our lives.
By Nicholas Simpson2 years ago in Earth
How Switching to a Four Day Working Week Made Me a New Man
There’s been a lot of talk in the media these last months about the ‘four day workweek’, with writers clamouring to extol the virtues of shortened working hours. According to Forbes magazine, a recent survey purports that “nine out of ten people believe the five-day workweek is outdated”. In a quest for the ever-elusive ‘work-life balance’ and improved mental health, people are now keen to work fewer hours and take back control of their own lives.
By Nicholas Simpson3 years ago in Motivation
Jesus Christ, Starting Your Own Business Is Hard!
The more time you spend on social media sites, the more googling you do, the more the magic algorithms figure out what you’re all about. Pretty soon, you’re confronted with some hard to ignore advertising that in some cases, is very tough to scroll past.
By Nicholas Simpson3 years ago in Confessions
