Rewan Tremethick
@rewantremethick.bsky.social
Exploring the stories we tell each other and ourselves. Creating a few of my own as well. He/him.
You know when you're on the phone to customer service, and they have to go and speak to a colleague?
Do you think *they're* sitting on hold as well, muttering 'No I CAN'T find out about this on the website'?
Do you think *they're* sitting on hold as well, muttering 'No I CAN'T find out about this on the website'?
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
You know when you're on the phone to customer service, and they have to go and speak to a colleague?
Do you think *they're* sitting on hold as well, muttering 'No I CAN'T find out about this on the website'?
Do you think *they're* sitting on hold as well, muttering 'No I CAN'T find out about this on the website'?
The Puzzle Wood was one of the first books I read this year, and it still remains one of the best.
#BookReview
#BookReview
Book Review: The Puzzle Wood, by Rosie Andrews - Rewan Tremethick
I’d like to start by apologising to any other books I may read this year, because The Puzzle Wood has set the bar incredibly high. This fast-paced gothic mystery kept …
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November 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The Puzzle Wood was one of the first books I read this year, and it still remains one of the best.
#BookReview
#BookReview
I’m worried about the person who mixed these up.
November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
I’m worried about the person who mixed these up.
Another classic from Stuart Turton - pretty much impossible to explain without spoiling something. Starts off a little slow, but when it gets going it does so like a missile. A nicely layered book where the reveals just keep on coming.
#BookReview #Reading
#BookReview #Reading
Book Review: The Last Murder at the End of the World, by Stuart Turton - Rewan Tremethick
Stuart Turton writes books that are difficult to review. They’re incredibly easy to enjoy (see my review of The Devil and the Dark Water); very difficult to explain. What can I tell …
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November 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Another classic from Stuart Turton - pretty much impossible to explain without spoiling something. Starts off a little slow, but when it gets going it does so like a missile. A nicely layered book where the reveals just keep on coming.
#BookReview #Reading
#BookReview #Reading
On the one hand, I roll my eyes at LinkedIn 'thought leaders' who try and extract meaning out of every trivial thing; on the other, my wife ordering a toasted cheese sandwich turned out to be a teachable moment...
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
My brain is like ordering a toasted sandwich
Explaining autistic overthinking through the medium of a takeaway cheese toastie. Obviously.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
On the one hand, I roll my eyes at LinkedIn 'thought leaders' who try and extract meaning out of every trivial thing; on the other, my wife ordering a toasted cheese sandwich turned out to be a teachable moment...
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
#ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity
Not too long now before us bookish folk look back on the year and see how much we read.
So here's a reminder of what happened when I let my brain off the hook, abandoned the notion I *have* to read, and just see where I ended up:
#AmReading
So here's a reminder of what happened when I let my brain off the hook, abandoned the notion I *have* to read, and just see where I ended up:
#AmReading
Halfway through 2025? Time for a reading update - Rewan Tremethick
Yes, yes, isn’t the year going quick? Where’s it disappearing to? Gosh, it’s July already? And all that. Picture the scene: it’s January and you’ve decided that you’re going to …
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November 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Not too long now before us bookish folk look back on the year and see how much we read.
So here's a reminder of what happened when I let my brain off the hook, abandoned the notion I *have* to read, and just see where I ended up:
#AmReading
So here's a reminder of what happened when I let my brain off the hook, abandoned the notion I *have* to read, and just see where I ended up:
#AmReading
We need more shape-based idioms.
'Can we circle back?'
'No, but we can rhombus about.'
'Can we circle back?'
'No, but we can rhombus about.'
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We need more shape-based idioms.
'Can we circle back?'
'No, but we can rhombus about.'
'Can we circle back?'
'No, but we can rhombus about.'
The notion that I just ‘didn’t want it enough’ has probably been one of the most damaging delusions I held before I discovered my neurodivergence.
Willpower isn’t what we think. It’s a feature of our brain, not some mystical veto mechanism that sits beyond it.
#ActuallyAutistic
Willpower isn’t what we think. It’s a feature of our brain, not some mystical veto mechanism that sits beyond it.
#ActuallyAutistic
Willpower is not what you think it is
Neurodivergents know better than anyone that the way we all view willpower is wrong.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The notion that I just ‘didn’t want it enough’ has probably been one of the most damaging delusions I held before I discovered my neurodivergence.
Willpower isn’t what we think. It’s a feature of our brain, not some mystical veto mechanism that sits beyond it.
#ActuallyAutistic
Willpower isn’t what we think. It’s a feature of our brain, not some mystical veto mechanism that sits beyond it.
#ActuallyAutistic
I'd like to see magazines return to prominence as a go-to source of 'content'.
And maybe as the internet gets more and more crowded with content, that's exactly what'll happen.
open.spotify.com/episode/592b...
And maybe as the internet gets more and more crowded with content, that's exactly what'll happen.
open.spotify.com/episode/592b...
October 27, 2025 at 7:05 PM
I'd like to see magazines return to prominence as a go-to source of 'content'.
And maybe as the internet gets more and more crowded with content, that's exactly what'll happen.
open.spotify.com/episode/592b...
And maybe as the internet gets more and more crowded with content, that's exactly what'll happen.
open.spotify.com/episode/592b...
I’ve read a lot of books(subjectively, for me) recently. So much so that I have quite the backlog of titles to #review.
Hopefully this page is going to expand quite a bit in the near future:
Hopefully this page is going to expand quite a bit in the near future:
Book Reviews - Rewan Tremethick
Click on a cover below to read my review of the book.
rewantremethick.com
October 22, 2025 at 3:51 PM
I’ve read a lot of books(subjectively, for me) recently. So much so that I have quite the backlog of titles to #review.
Hopefully this page is going to expand quite a bit in the near future:
Hopefully this page is going to expand quite a bit in the near future:
I named my newsletter exploring late-diagnosed #neurodiversity after how easy it is to forget such a profound truth about ourselves.
Because I have about 30 years of believing I just sucked at being a person. But the answer to my struggles is often ‘Oh…it’s the autism’.
#ActuallyAutistic
Because I have about 30 years of believing I just sucked at being a person. But the answer to my struggles is often ‘Oh…it’s the autism’.
#ActuallyAutistic
My neurodivergence still surprises me
An honest reflection of where I am with my neurodiversity right now.
open.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I named my newsletter exploring late-diagnosed #neurodiversity after how easy it is to forget such a profound truth about ourselves.
Because I have about 30 years of believing I just sucked at being a person. But the answer to my struggles is often ‘Oh…it’s the autism’.
#ActuallyAutistic
Because I have about 30 years of believing I just sucked at being a person. But the answer to my struggles is often ‘Oh…it’s the autism’.
#ActuallyAutistic
Every now and then it’s worth zooming out to evaluate whether your perspective holds true at the macro level.
Case in point - I already feel like I’ve failed at SubStack. Zooming out showed me that I’ve published 6 newsletters in 10 weeks. It’s not one per week, but it’s not far off.
#AmWriting
Case in point - I already feel like I’ve failed at SubStack. Zooming out showed me that I’ve published 6 newsletters in 10 weeks. It’s not one per week, but it’s not far off.
#AmWriting
October 16, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Every now and then it’s worth zooming out to evaluate whether your perspective holds true at the macro level.
Case in point - I already feel like I’ve failed at SubStack. Zooming out showed me that I’ve published 6 newsletters in 10 weeks. It’s not one per week, but it’s not far off.
#AmWriting
Case in point - I already feel like I’ve failed at SubStack. Zooming out showed me that I’ve published 6 newsletters in 10 weeks. It’s not one per week, but it’s not far off.
#AmWriting
The last book in my favourite #Discworld sub-series sadly fails to deliver on many of the things I love about its predecessors. The elements are there, but they’re clumsy and shallow, unfortunately.
#AmReading #BookReview
#AmReading #BookReview
Book Review: Snuff (Discworld #39) by Terry Pratchett - Rewan Tremethick
Sir Terry Pratchett is my favourite author, the Discworld my favourite series, and the City Watch books my favourite subset of those novels. Snuff, therefore, had a high bar to …
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October 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The last book in my favourite #Discworld sub-series sadly fails to deliver on many of the things I love about its predecessors. The elements are there, but they’re clumsy and shallow, unfortunately.
#AmReading #BookReview
#AmReading #BookReview
The internet has given individuals the chance to share their voice and build an audience.
But that also means our entertainment, education and enlightenment is spread out across dozens of channels and platforms.
open.spotify.com/episode/592b...
But that also means our entertainment, education and enlightenment is spread out across dozens of channels and platforms.
open.spotify.com/episode/592b...
October 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The internet has given individuals the chance to share their voice and build an audience.
But that also means our entertainment, education and enlightenment is spread out across dozens of channels and platforms.
open.spotify.com/episode/592b...
But that also means our entertainment, education and enlightenment is spread out across dozens of channels and platforms.
open.spotify.com/episode/592b...
Starting to wonder if my main issue with all the different things I want to write about is the unshakeable autistic feeling that I have to do it all myself. Maybe I need to find others who can do consistency well, that I can support with my words and perspective as and when the executive functions.
October 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Starting to wonder if my main issue with all the different things I want to write about is the unshakeable autistic feeling that I have to do it all myself. Maybe I need to find others who can do consistency well, that I can support with my words and perspective as and when the executive functions.
Apparently people are posting less on social media, feeling that their everyday lives aren't 'worthy' or can't compete with the polished content from influencers and other creators.
What about you? Do you think social media has become less real, and more performative?
What about you? Do you think social media has become less real, and more performative?
October 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Apparently people are posting less on social media, feeling that their everyday lives aren't 'worthy' or can't compete with the polished content from influencers and other creators.
What about you? Do you think social media has become less real, and more performative?
What about you? Do you think social media has become less real, and more performative?
I'm curious - what do YOU come on social media for, and has that changed over time?
#BlueSky #SocialMedia
#BlueSky #SocialMedia
October 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm curious - what do YOU come on social media for, and has that changed over time?
#BlueSky #SocialMedia
#BlueSky #SocialMedia
Did you know that it’s been believed for over a century that language evolves because of mistakes made by children?
I didn’t, but now that view is being challenged.
Which, as someone with kids, is both a relief and also a disappointment. Sometimes they come up with some bangers.
I didn’t, but now that view is being challenged.
Which, as someone with kids, is both a relief and also a disappointment. Sometimes they come up with some bangers.
How Teens and Adults Really Change Language - Neuroscience News
For decades, scholars believed children’s speech errors were the seeds of language change, but new research challenges that view.
neurosciencenews.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Did you know that it’s been believed for over a century that language evolves because of mistakes made by children?
I didn’t, but now that view is being challenged.
Which, as someone with kids, is both a relief and also a disappointment. Sometimes they come up with some bangers.
I didn’t, but now that view is being challenged.
Which, as someone with kids, is both a relief and also a disappointment. Sometimes they come up with some bangers.
I think the biggest issue with social media now is the number of different agendas. Some people want to post politics; others want to talk knitting. Cat photos and catastrophes side-by-side.
It’s not that some are appropriate and others aren’t, it’s that these conversations really don’t mix well.
It’s not that some are appropriate and others aren’t, it’s that these conversations really don’t mix well.
September 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I think the biggest issue with social media now is the number of different agendas. Some people want to post politics; others want to talk knitting. Cat photos and catastrophes side-by-side.
It’s not that some are appropriate and others aren’t, it’s that these conversations really don’t mix well.
It’s not that some are appropriate and others aren’t, it’s that these conversations really don’t mix well.
This is the best ad ever.
Doctor is speaking question, yet says no question.
Egg is vegetable.
Should doctor attempt to plummet own blood sugar, or is it uncertain if throw out egg will plummet blood sugar in general?
Most compelling, such click.
Doctor is speaking question, yet says no question.
Egg is vegetable.
Should doctor attempt to plummet own blood sugar, or is it uncertain if throw out egg will plummet blood sugar in general?
Most compelling, such click.
September 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is the best ad ever.
Doctor is speaking question, yet says no question.
Egg is vegetable.
Should doctor attempt to plummet own blood sugar, or is it uncertain if throw out egg will plummet blood sugar in general?
Most compelling, such click.
Doctor is speaking question, yet says no question.
Egg is vegetable.
Should doctor attempt to plummet own blood sugar, or is it uncertain if throw out egg will plummet blood sugar in general?
Most compelling, such click.
What's the point in having access to the full breadth of the English language if...
In Defence of Being Wordy
Rewan Tremethick · Episode
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September 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
What's the point in having access to the full breadth of the English language if...
Reposted by Rewan Tremethick
"In other words, the universe does not just evolve. It remembers." 😮
theconversation.com/information-...
theconversation.com/information-...
Information could be a fundamental part of the universe – and may explain dark energy and dark matter
The true “informational age” of the cosmos may be 62 billion years, not just the 13.8 billion years of our current expansion.
theconversation.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
"In other words, the universe does not just evolve. It remembers." 😮
theconversation.com/information-...
theconversation.com/information-...
This piece isn't just a review of two British crime shows - it's an exploration of the way Autism is depicted, or co-opted, in order to make characters interesting.
Ludwig and Patience: Two puzzle-loving detectives each missing a piece - Rewan Tremethick
It’s not hard to see the similarities between Ludwig and Patience, two British crime dramas released a few months apart. Both shows feature puzzle-obsessed characters who are drawn into police …
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September 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This piece isn't just a review of two British crime shows - it's an exploration of the way Autism is depicted, or co-opted, in order to make characters interesting.
How do you think social media has changed in the past few years? For me it’s really a case of ‘more is less’. Too many posts, too many topics happening at once, too much context switching.
Are we getting what we need from social media, or are we stuck here out of habit? Let me know your experience.
Are we getting what we need from social media, or are we stuck here out of habit? Let me know your experience.
September 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM
How do you think social media has changed in the past few years? For me it’s really a case of ‘more is less’. Too many posts, too many topics happening at once, too much context switching.
Are we getting what we need from social media, or are we stuck here out of habit? Let me know your experience.
Are we getting what we need from social media, or are we stuck here out of habit? Let me know your experience.
I started a Substack as an experiment in learning - and failing - publicly. There's no wild success story here, no secret hacks. Just a realistic look at what starting a newsletter in 2025 is really like.
5 things you’ll notice when you first start a Substack
Here’s the real experience of starting a Substack in 2025. No vast growth numbers, no hacks to ‘steal’. Just the observations.
medium.com
September 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I started a Substack as an experiment in learning - and failing - publicly. There's no wild success story here, no secret hacks. Just a realistic look at what starting a newsletter in 2025 is really like.