Hi Halloween seems the perfect day to talk about fear. Not the kind that hides in haunted houses, but the kind that sneaks into mind when you’re about to put something out into the world, “What if it’s not good enough?” We all know that feeling of hesitation and...
Hi I went to an Andy Goldsworthy exhibition yesterday here in Edinburgh. He creates art from natural materials. One of the exhibits was a series of 52 flags, one for each U.S. state, each dyed with pigment made from the reddest earth he could find in that state....
Hi This is a great question (and analogy) from James Clear. “If you want a plant to grow, you can fuss over it every day—watering, weeding, moving it toward the sun. Or you can place it in the right soil and let nature do most of the work. A seed planted in the...
Hi We all have things we do every week because we feel like we have to. Sometimes they used to matter, but don’t anymore. Sometimes they make no real difference, but we keep doing them out of habit. So for next week, pick one of those “must-do” tasks and skip it. See...
Hi I take my dog Alfie for at least one long walk every day. Most people would tell you to multitask by catching up on a podcast and learning something new to make that time productive. But I leave the earbuds, notifications and noise behind. It’s just me, the...
