James O’Loughlin
@jaoloughlin.bsky.social
Frequent spelling mistake. Collector of mental models. Permanently one revision away from a second book.
Found myself in hell yesterday
November 17, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Found myself in hell yesterday
Might I suggest
whoever is
responsible
for
this
👇
Has a read of this👇
whoever is
responsible
for
this
👇
Has a read of this👇
November 6, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Might I suggest
whoever is
responsible
for
this
👇
Has a read of this👇
whoever is
responsible
for
this
👇
Has a read of this👇
Leader (👇): I want you to be precise and composed.
Player: Sounds great…
How would you like me to do that?
Player: Sounds great…
How would you like me to do that?
September 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Leader (👇): I want you to be precise and composed.
Player: Sounds great…
How would you like me to do that?
Player: Sounds great…
How would you like me to do that?
Not even close
September 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Not even close
A metaphor for the times in which we live
September 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A metaphor for the times in which we live
I have the honour of speaking at my son’s wedding today.
So I’ve picked out the cufflinks a client kindly gifted to me when I was at my peak.
So I’ve picked out the cufflinks a client kindly gifted to me when I was at my peak.
August 30, 2025 at 7:48 AM
I have the honour of speaking at my son’s wedding today.
So I’ve picked out the cufflinks a client kindly gifted to me when I was at my peak.
So I’ve picked out the cufflinks a client kindly gifted to me when I was at my peak.
I see he’s at it again
August 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I see he’s at it again
Less can be more:
We have identified the cause of the problem and are working around the clock to fix it.
Vs👇
We have identified the cause of the problem and are working around the clock to fix it.
Vs👇
August 23, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Less can be more:
We have identified the cause of the problem and are working around the clock to fix it.
Vs👇
We have identified the cause of the problem and are working around the clock to fix it.
Vs👇
My (now) habitual response to an unspeakable L.A.R.S. event.
Because, all told, I is still one lucky hombre.
Because, all told, I is still one lucky hombre.
August 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My (now) habitual response to an unspeakable L.A.R.S. event.
Because, all told, I is still one lucky hombre.
Because, all told, I is still one lucky hombre.
Sadly from the other place - but more stories like this please.
August 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Sadly from the other place - but more stories like this please.
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome can be no more controllable than my emotional brain.
Yet, much like any unwanted feeling, and even after scrabbling my plans like a pigeon on a chessboard, it’s still my call on how to live the rest of the day without any further enshittification.
Yet, much like any unwanted feeling, and even after scrabbling my plans like a pigeon on a chessboard, it’s still my call on how to live the rest of the day without any further enshittification.
August 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Low Anterior Resection Syndrome can be no more controllable than my emotional brain.
Yet, much like any unwanted feeling, and even after scrabbling my plans like a pigeon on a chessboard, it’s still my call on how to live the rest of the day without any further enshittification.
Yet, much like any unwanted feeling, and even after scrabbling my plans like a pigeon on a chessboard, it’s still my call on how to live the rest of the day without any further enshittification.
Motivated reasoning shaping perception.
August 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Motivated reasoning shaping perception.
Stories beat data every time.
August 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Stories beat data every time.
I absolutely get this. And used it this morning to enhance my day.
I also occasionally wish I was an Amazonian tribesmen that’s yet to be contacted by the modern world.
I also occasionally wish I was an Amazonian tribesmen that’s yet to be contacted by the modern world.
July 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I absolutely get this. And used it this morning to enhance my day.
I also occasionally wish I was an Amazonian tribesmen that’s yet to be contacted by the modern world.
I also occasionally wish I was an Amazonian tribesmen that’s yet to be contacted by the modern world.
A case in point I suspect.
At least if the comments are anything to go by.
At least if the comments are anything to go by.
July 24, 2025 at 7:12 AM
A case in point I suspect.
At least if the comments are anything to go by.
At least if the comments are anything to go by.
I’m gonna say no
July 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I’m gonna say no
I can recommend👇
July 20, 2025 at 7:49 AM
I can recommend👇
This was me yesterday getting just about as riled as I allow myself to get after spending most of the day on the toilet.
July 19, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This was me yesterday getting just about as riled as I allow myself to get after spending most of the day on the toilet.
Children are innately open, curious, happy, and full of wonder and laughter. This is also the natural state of adults until we think ourselves out of it.
July 17, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Children are innately open, curious, happy, and full of wonder and laughter. This is also the natural state of adults until we think ourselves out of it.
The barista that aligned the sleeve with the cup like this👇 is my kind of person.
July 11, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The barista that aligned the sleeve with the cup like this👇 is my kind of person.
Chap opposite me on the train to London had this volume👇on the table in front of him.
And he slept like a well fed kitten for the entire two and half hour journey.
I’m not sure whether this is a testimony to the book or not.
But I guess there’s one way to find out.
Will keep you posted…
And he slept like a well fed kitten for the entire two and half hour journey.
I’m not sure whether this is a testimony to the book or not.
But I guess there’s one way to find out.
Will keep you posted…
July 9, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Chap opposite me on the train to London had this volume👇on the table in front of him.
And he slept like a well fed kitten for the entire two and half hour journey.
I’m not sure whether this is a testimony to the book or not.
But I guess there’s one way to find out.
Will keep you posted…
And he slept like a well fed kitten for the entire two and half hour journey.
I’m not sure whether this is a testimony to the book or not.
But I guess there’s one way to find out.
Will keep you posted…
So pleased to be able to identify the bird song around me. Finally.
Thanks to this little app for making my dog walks even more enjoyable.
Gonna research nesting boxes next.
Thanks to this little app for making my dog walks even more enjoyable.
Gonna research nesting boxes next.
July 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
So pleased to be able to identify the bird song around me. Finally.
Thanks to this little app for making my dog walks even more enjoyable.
Gonna research nesting boxes next.
Thanks to this little app for making my dog walks even more enjoyable.
Gonna research nesting boxes next.
This is extraordinary.
June 21, 2025 at 10:20 AM
This is extraordinary.
Seeing the world through tunnel vision, shaped by its egocentric desires, there is always something which the monster cannot see and is likely to overlook…
It is, in some crucial respect which turns the day, blind.
It is, in some crucial respect which turns the day, blind.
June 5, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Seeing the world through tunnel vision, shaped by its egocentric desires, there is always something which the monster cannot see and is likely to overlook…
It is, in some crucial respect which turns the day, blind.
It is, in some crucial respect which turns the day, blind.