James Mitchell Overs

Freelance Writer

Australia

25, Sydney.

A collection of my writings - professional, published and personal.

Portfolio

Professional / Published

Danielle Hanrahan | Sydney Therapy and Coaching
06/20/2020
Book review: The Goldfinch - Danielle Hanrahan | Sydney Therapy and Coaching

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt Why this book? The Goldfinch is a story about fate, coincidence and consequence. A story which traces the journey of a boy whose life is thrown completely upside down in a single moment, and who learns by the novel's close that we ultimately have no control over the direction our lives will take.

RewireMe
01/03/2020
Joker Movie Review - RewireMe

Phillips' version of the time-honoured "origin story" in Joker draws our attention to the truth behind mental illness. Telling the story of those who are forced even further into the shadows. A story where the true villain is an ill-equipped and under-resourced mental health system.

RewireMe
03/03/2019
Tech is The New Sugar - RewireMe

It's evident that this process works to keep us clicking, scrolling and liking in an almost trance-like state, taking us away from whatever we're doing, whoever we're speaking to, and encouraging us to gorge on crap for no other reason than that it keeps us stuck in the feedback loop from hell.

RewireMe
06/24/2019
Everything is F*cked - Mark Manson - RewireMe

Off the back of the success of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck , comes Manson's latest creation. A book with even more footnotes, even more f*cks, and counter-intuitive wisdom. Arguing that in a world where everything is f*cked, what we really need is not more hope- but less.

RewireMe
05/01/2019
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson - RewireMe

In response, Peterson's "twelve rules for life" are all aimed at encouraging us to take responsibility for our own lives, to refocus and reorient our lives in order to restore order and cope with the chaos.

Ideapod
05/09/2018
Self-responsibility... There's (not) an app for that

I have three questions for you... Q1: Do you find yourself spending more time on your smartphone than you realize? Q2: Do you wish you could do something to reduce the hold your phone has over you? Q3: Are you to blame?