a brain fizzing combination of accomplishment and virtue
In the twelve days between 26 December 2019 and 6 January 2020, I went to the tip four times. The
working from home is great until it isn’t
When I first moved out of London — and don’t worry, this isn’t one of those “why I left
a thimbleful of cherry brandy for three shillings
I was recording a podcast interview for a corporate client a while ago — we all have to pay the bills,
this will take a minute
I was browsing the selection of books in my local charity shop recently when I encountered something wonderful: a microwave
having a summer; I recommend it
It wasn’t until midway through August that I realised what was happening: unlike the past fifteen years, I was
call the coastguard, I suppose
Recently, I made a trip back in time. I returned to a place that I have some very mixed feelings
what if not everything had to be maximised for profit?
Although I graduated into the aftermath of the 2008 recession, I kept hold of what felt like an unobtainable dream
how to start writing a book
In the last few months of 2021, I sold a book. This was the culmination of, no exaggeration, years of
starboard is green, except when it isn't
A stranger wrote to me this week to tell me that while reading my book they had learned a valuable
lunch usually takes longer than I give it
For me, life is all about small, iterative improvements at the moment. Big plans are shelved, for obvious reasons. I’