The Little Book of Contentment (audio): Episode 1
I’d like to offer you a taste of peace today. You may already know that I’m a fan of Zen Habits, a blog about slowly making your life more peaceful, …
Expecting to Disappoint Revisited: The Tug of War
It’s been a little over six months since Kelly Gurnett published my “Reader QUIT” about expecting to disappoint on her web log, Cordelia Calls It Quits. And in that time, …
Why You Need to Breathe Right RIGHT NOW, SOLDIER!
Even if you’ve never been in the military (I haven’t) you’vee probably seen a war movie or two. You know the bit when the new recruit turns up for his …
How does labelling a problem help you fix it?
It’s easy to talk about the causes of upset nowadays. But for me, the hardest problem in fixing upset is realising that I’m upset in the first place. It’s amazing …
Where Do Pirates Find All The Free Time?
I won’t try and hold myself up as some kind of paragon of virtue when it comes to pirating material. I’ve occasionally indulged in using a download site to get my hands …
What Right Have I Got To Give Anyone Advice?
I spent a bit of time on Twitter last night with an old colleague who’s moved out of town. Things haven’t gone great form her perspective; her work situation is …
What Are You Curious About?
So. Blog Rebranding #3. I’ve been looking for some sort of direction, a unifying theme, a purpose for this web log for a while now. First attempt: October last year. …
Three Things Rounders Can Teach You About Following Your Passion
I mentioned in my last post that I’d been thinking about the movie Rounders lately. I’ve been thinking about making it as a freelance writer, too. And making it as an author. …
How to Shrink Mount Molehill Back Down
Sometimes it seems easy for other people people to talk about changing life (yours, theirs, somebody else’s) for the better. They don’t see how things go every day for you, …
Are You Letting Worry Kill Your Calling?
It’s a big, complex world nowadays. Our attention gets pulled left and right by advice, suggestions, warnings, recommendations, advertisements, threats. When we finally find something to focus on, there’s still …