A Start
Posted in Articles on April 3, 2016
All the thoughts I'm slightly cheating here. The first day of Marc's 30 Day Writing Challenge started when I was sunning myself on a lounger in Morocco (a cheeky 4 day break during Easter) and there
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My Morning Routine
Posted in Featured, PKM and Productivity on April 3, 2016
A day last month 2024 edit: my morning routine looks nothing like this any more. I do still try to meditate and journal every day, though my workflow is very minimal and relaxed these days. There are
Changing Your Internal Narrative
Posted in Articles, Featured on March 28, 2016
It is widely recognised that as humans we all have a sort of split personality. In our brain at its core, the limbic system, we have our lesser evolved chimp. This deals with emotions or feelings and
I Believe
Posted in Articles on March 5, 2016
I've been rather introspective the last couple of years. I've purposely kept my head down and have focused on my health, my family and my business; the most important stuff. Whilst I have stuck my
Dear Conference Organisers, Please Hire Me
Posted in Articles on November 25, 2015
TL;DR this is an open letter to people organising conferences in 2016 who are looking to fill slots on webbish subjects, tending towards software development, that would be both palatable and valuable
The Try Before You (Properly) Buy Standing Desk
Posted in Articles on November 19, 2015
Standing only office set-up Standing desks have been fashionable for a while. When I say a while I mean that they are such old news that it's now become fashionable to migrate away from them
Easy Ways to Add Vegetables to Your Diet (even if you don't like veg)
Posted in Articles, Featured on October 30, 2015
I am embarrassed to say that I used to have a terrible diet. It was bad, like really bad. I'd consume high volumes of sugar, tonnes of simple carbohydrates and more trans fats that you could shake a
Take Control of Your Time by Putting a Value on It
Posted in PKM and Productivity on October 18, 2015
How much do you value your time? Let's guess: you value it a lot, right? OK, but can you put a number on it? A monetary value? We’re not talking about your daily rate if you’re doing some consulting.
Setting Your Goals in Context
Posted in Articles on June 25, 2015
I've been thinking a lot about goals this week. Being the middle of the year it's a great time to be reviewing the few I did set (I was quite easy on myself for the first half of this year) and
Putting Some Fire in Your Belly
Posted in Articles, Featured on June 19, 2015
When I got back from my expedition to Scotland in April I was floating around for a few weeks before my feet properly touched the ground. I was so chill, ever so mellow, nothing could phase me or sour