This isn't quite what I intended to write this week, but a random comment I made on a post unlocked thoughts in me that only made sense when I wrote them down. Under a photo described as, “The ruined Lidwell Chapel” "What ruined it?" "Time" Many of us are ruined by time. We are … [Read more...] about Ruined By Time
Happiness
What A Fish Supper Taught Me About Productivity
It's 1996, and I'm in the chip shop buying Friday night’s dinner (Haddock and chips for me, Huss and chips for my wife). Waiting for them to cook my food, I flick through yesterday's copy of a tabloid newspaper glancing occasionally towards the tiny portable television in the corner with the volume … [Read more...] about What A Fish Supper Taught Me About Productivity
How To Make Changes That Stick (if you really want to)
Watching “Gardeners World” on the TV there’s an interview with a “snowdrop expert”, which makes me immediately question all of my life choices. Finding motivation and sustenance in something so niche is incredibly inspiring and a reminder, if one were needed, that there is almost infinite … [Read more...] about How To Make Changes That Stick (if you really want to)
Christmas Lights and the Paradox of Choice
Henry Ford telling his employees that a customer can have any colour of Model T Ford "as long as it's black" is a well-known anecdote even though it's unlikely he ever said it. Regardless of whether or not he did, the sentiment is one we ignore at our cost. We’ve been lulled into the belief that … [Read more...] about Christmas Lights and the Paradox of Choice
Who Are You Doing It For?
There's an account on TikTok that belongs to a songwriter who often communicates disappointment and disillusionment at the paltry views and streams he receives. His songs are quite nice but that isn't really what interests me. I played some of his videos to my daughter who immediately felt … [Read more...] about Who Are You Doing It For?