author / speaker / urban philosopher

*the asterisk

A collection of truths by Gary John Bishop

Ontology

Toxic People

“Toxic People”, “Toxic Person”, “They’re Toxic” You’ve seen these terms bandied around social media, books, workshops, you name it, they have very much become common language in our everyday conversations and environments. And that’s a problem. Why? Because, if you are using these terms, you’re just not thinking. Period. Look, this isn’t a judgement of you if you are using

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Ontology

Why “the asterisk”

Why “The Asterisk”? In case you haven’t noticed there’s an asterisk in the title of my book and we at Unfu*k Nation thought it would be kinda cool to continue that fine tradition. Oh yeah, and while I’m at it, an asterisk is a symbol used to mark or signify something. In this case a “life marker”. What I’m out

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