A lifelong "I can't tie knots" belief collapsed in a single training session with the Civil Defence Service — figure of eight, clove hitch, bowline, all first go. Tracing the belief back to a childhood lesson from a step-father, this piece asks what other limiting beliefs are quietly costing us.

Deleting Facebook, Netflix and YouTube from the phone sparked a reflection on signal jamming — a device that drowns out every nearby transmission, much like modern entertainment drowns out conscience and intuition. The argument: choose silence deliberately, sit with your own thoughts and nature, and clarity follows.