Mal James

Mal is a content writer, entrepreneur, and teacher with a passion for self-development, productivity, relationships, and business. As an avid reader, Mal delves into a diverse range of genres, expanding his knowledge and honing his writing skills to empower readers to embark on their own transformative journeys. In his downtime, Mal can be found on the golf course.

The strange (imagined) comfort of a 1970s Sunday afternoon

Posted 16 May 2026, by

Mal James

I was not born in the 1970s. I missed the decade entirely. The closest I have come to a 1970s Sunday afternoon is a few faded photographs of my parents in clothes they would now disown, and the way certain Irish houses still smell on a winter weekend ...Read More

If you’ve been working harder than ever and still feel like you’re standing still, the issue may not be your effort or your ambition. It could be a handful of small ordinary habits that quietly stop so many of us from moving forward

Posted 11 May 2026, by

Mal James

You know the feeling. You've been putting in the hours. The to-do list is full and then full again. You're answering messages, taking meetings, ticking boxes, staying late. By any visible measure you're working harder than you were a year ago. So why does it feel like you're moving ...Read More

After years of typing everything into my phone, I’ve gone back to writing things down on paper — and I’m convinced the slow work of shaping letters is the only reason any of it actually stays with me now

Posted 08 May 2026, by

Mal James

A few months back, I came across a piece in Scientific American by Charlotte Hu that stopped me in my tracks. The line that did it was this: "Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory." I'm not a doctor or ...Read More