Live Fully Now
'Now' is both immeasurably small, and utterly all there is
Notes from the workbench
Curated.
A few shelves from the archive, arranged by hand.
Pick a shelf and start anywhere.
Meaning and purpose
Attention, family, teaching, and the things worth paying attention to.
21 articles · See them as a list
Getting Kids Into Coding
It's never too early to start
Short Lessons for the Kids
Some thoughts while in-flight
Day One
It's day 1 of 2024, and I've already done what will be one of my favourite activites for the year
The Poem Tree
From an engraving made on a tree in 1844...
Touched By An Angel
a beautiful poem by Maya Angelou
Story Collecting
One of my favourite hobbies
Chambers encyclopaedia, 1890
1890, on 'flight'
Changing Sundays
How we spend our time, energy and attention are perhaps the most fundamental of our choices.
On Hobbies
I've been wondering about new hobbies for a while
The Struggle
Sometimes help is a hindrance
Another Lap of the Sun
Alan Watts
Alan Watts was a British philosopher, writer, and speaker best known as an interpreter and populariser of Eastern philosophy for a Western audience
Curation is an act of love
Maybe in curating photographs, we are curating our own identity, both for ourselves and our family and friends.
We're In This Together
Share what you learn
Assert Your Freedom of Attention
Insights on protecting your attention and focus in a world of constant digital distractions, inspired by talks from Christopher Murphy and James Williams.
Be A Better Me
Personal development goals and strategies for continuous improvement, focusing on becoming a better version of yourself through intentional growth.
Change
absorb - accept - adapt - respond - optimise
Dalai Lama: humanity and money
The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, said...
20 more years
If you could only work for 1 more year - what would you do with that time? What about 20 years?
Life is Feeling
A little poem