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What’s the Point of Pen and Paper?
29/05/2026
5200 years ago, the Sumerians wrote on clay tablets with styli. Today, the younger generation can barely grasp a writing utensil. Read →
The Magic of Music Part 2: Faster & More Furious
14/05/2026
In addition to emotion and cognition, did you know that music also interacts with our motor pathways? In the second part of this series, I crank up the volume another notch, presenting some more brain-engaging music for working and writing. Read →
When (Working) Life Gives You Lemons
07/05/2026
Norway has one of the highest employment rates in Europe. That does, however, make little difference for the hundreds of thousands who fail to get a job—many of whom are young people who find themselves stuck on the outside, hopelessly banging the doors of the labor market. Read →
The Nuisance of Orthography
14/04/2026
To the untrained eye, it might seem like a lawless Wild West system in which commas and dashes and colons are thrown around like bullets in a saloon. But believe it or not, there are rules. And norms. And conventions.
It’s okay to get confused. Read →
“Letter From Oslo”
01/04/2026
There’s no denying the fact that economic differences continue to increase—also in Norway. Read →
When Science Gets Twisted
25/03/2026
When even research as a concept gets watered down, what’s left for us to trust? Read →
Reclaim the Em Dash!
19/03/2026
The topic of this post may seem a bit nerdy, but it’s a debate that touches all of us who write in our everyday lives—whether it’s e-mails, social media content, school assignments, or prose. (See what I did there?) Read →
“Enshittification” and Contentless Content
11/03/2026
I can guarantee this post is completely free from pop-ups, ads, and AI-generated content. Also a deeper meaning. Read →