• Evening Routines

  24 Jan 2018 A lot gets written about the perfect morning routine, getting yourself set up right and off to a good start. Evening routines are more rarely mentioned, although I believe they are just as vital. Our days are often a blur, racing from...

• 2017 - Year In Review

  14 Jan 2018 2018 will be my fortieth year on this rock. Some days I feel like I’m still 15 years old whilst on others I realise the years have passed by in a blur. Many times it felt like Groundhog Day, reliving the same...

• The Power of Routine

  30 Dec 2017 Someone was telling me recently how they have a terrible routine, watching TV or playing games until late, sometimes falling asleep on the sofa and then getting up late. They could easily have been describing me a couple of years ago. I...

• How I use Bear as my Commonplace book

  26 Nov 2017 What is a commonplace book? It’s a single place to keep your thoughts, ideas, quotes, observations and information you come across in your life for later use. “Great wits have short memories” - Chinese proverb When you were younger, maybe you created...

• Not Now

  28 Oct 2017 I don’t know about you but I do too much. Always. Even when I’m consciously trying to do less. I blurt out yes, offering my help without thinking. I want to help, I do, but time and again it derails me. I...

• Actions, not words

  12 Aug 2017 Someone asked me recently how you actually practice Stoicism. Many people have the impression that it’s only a collection of pithy quotes or sayings that sound good. Words are no good if you don’t take action on them. Stoicism is a practical...

• Framing Reality

  22 Apr 2017 Consider the topic of child exemptions in the tax code. A standard exemption is allowed for each child, and the amount of the exemption is independent of the taxpayer’s income.1 Next, consider this proposition and pay attention to your immediate thoughts and...

• Zen To Done with Todoist Part 3

  17 Apr 2017 Part one covers the first three habits; Collect, Process, and Plan Part two addresses Do, Simple Trusted System, and Organise Part three deals with Review, Simplify and Routines Review and Simplify Habits At the end of each working day I review my...

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