The online world is great for so many things. It’s great for making you laugh, it’s great for entertainment. And every now and again you come across people or ideas that literally blows your mind.
But I still think some of our best thinking happens offline. So, join me, Nessa, on Offline Thoughts as I chat about some of the things I think about when I’m not online.
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At some point in our work careers we will quit jobs. That is inevitable. But there is an art to quitting well and in a way that doesn't compromise your reputation, financial security or future prospects. Timing is also important and one of the pitfalls we fall under is allowing ourselves to be deceived by the lie that we owe our workplaces loyalty. Believing this lie sometimes mean we leave on their terms, rather than ours. Key words: Quitting jobs, work advice and hacks, failing companies, stagnating at work. I'd love to get hear your thoughts and comments at offlinethoughts.podcast@gmail.com.
Against a backdrop of nosediving car sales across Europe, China and the US, political activism that has seen its dealers set ablaze and in some cases shot at, and most recently the beginnings of institutional investors on Wall Street turning away from Tesla - retail investors continue to buy the stock at unprecedented levels. The question is... why? Key words: Tesla, retail investors, Elon Musk, GameStop, financial fraud, meme stocks, cult of personalities Articles: The Independent (2025), Tesla’s year keeps getting worse - now short sellers have made $16bn from Musk’s firm: https://www.independent.co.uk/business/tesla-share-price-elon-musk-criticism-b2717107.html The Economic Times (2025), 'I mean...': Elon Musk almost 'close to tears' in interview when asked about Tesla struggles: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/us-news-elon-musk-tesla-shares-tank-i-mean-elon-musk-almost-close-to-tears-in-interview-when-asked-about-tesla-struggles-watch-video/articleshow/118896998.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign= The Financial Times (2025), $1.4bn is a lot to fall through the cracks, even for Tesla: https://www.ft.com/content/62df8d8d-31f2-445e-bfa2-c171ac43db6e The Graduate Press (2025), Saying Goodbye to Twitter Trust: https://thegraduatepress.org/2022/11/21/saying-goodbye-to-twitter-trust/ Graphic News (2025), Meddling Musk sees Tesla sales crash and burn in Europe: https://www.graphicnews.com/en/pages/46754/business-tesla-sales-crash-and-burn-in-europe
In a world where money is worshipped, one of the worst positions to find yourself in is having none. Or so we're told. In fact, there is a much worse fate - the fate of having all the money in the world, but never feeling enough. Key words: status symbols, consumer behaviour, low self-worth, mindless consumption Please send your thoughts and questions to offlinethoughts.podcast@gmail.com.
Church is supposed to be the spiritual house we flock to for spiritual and psychological nourishing. However, modern congregations have become increasingly loathe to attend mass on a regular basis. What accounts for this? It is likely the language of the "inherent" sinful nature of human beings and other language that condemns us. It is also other glaring issues - a church with a large proportion of gay priests and lesbian nuns but a decidedly anti-gay stance. A church with limited participation of women in positions of leadership. Iconography that is white supremacist in its depiction of all-white angels and religious figures. The commodification of many aspects of worshipping. Unless these issues are resolved, the great exodus from church will continue. Key words: modernising the church, faith and shame, inclusive Christianity, religion and self-worth, church reform ideas Please send your thoughts and questions to offlinethoughts.podcast@gmail.com.
Citigroup's DEI initiatives has lasted for a shorter period of time than the company's invasion and occupation of Haiti. Beginning in the 1910s Citigroup, then known as the National City Bank of New York persuaded the US government to invade Haiti. Citigroup understood that by taking control of the country and of its central bank, it could make hundreds of millions of dollars by seizing the island nation's wealth for its own use. In 1915, Citigroup got its wish and the results were better than their wildest imagination could have conceived. Today, Citigroup stands as one of the largest bank in the US by assets. Are we to believe a few decades of appropriating hundred of millions of dollars from the Haitian people had nothing to do with it? Apparently so. Against this background it is no wonder the firm was never truly committed to DEI initiatives. Key words: Citigroup, Haiti, DEI, corporate exploitation, Lehman Brothers, Volkswagen Please send your thoughts and questions to offlinethoughts.podcast@gmail.com. Articles and resources: Banking Dive (2025), Citi tosses diversity goals, DEI label: https://www.bankingdive.com/news/citi-tosses-diversity-goals-dei-label-fraser-trump/740627/ Banking on Solidarity (_____), Citibank and Haitians: A Violent History https://www.bankingonsolidarity.org/citibank-and-haitians-a-violent-history/ Debt Justice Haiti (_____),: Free from slavery, not yet free from debt: https://debtjustice.org.uk/countries-in-crisis/haiti-free-slavery-not-yet-free-debt Hatian Times (2024), Citibank, a longtime player in Haiti’s finances, leaves the country: https://haitiantimes.com/2024/07/11/citibank-haiti/ The Nation (1920), Self-Determining Haiti: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/35025/35025-h/35025-h.htm