Not a routine email
Published: Thu, 05/22/25
Today’s email comes to you live from the Wetherspoons by the departure gates at Stansted airport. In 55 minutes I’ll be boarding a flight to a place…
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First World Problems & Inner Dilemmas
Published: Wed, 05/21/25
One Saturday night a little while ago, Lauren and I ordered a Thai takeaway. As I hit the order button, Deliveroo showed the crispy squid, pad thai…
Why I look forward to holidays less than I used to
Published: Tue, 05/20/25
I’ll come to that in a moment. Some conte t first: A couple of weeks ago, during one of the Mindset & Clarity workshops I’m running for my esteemed…
Why I haven’t sent a daily email for two weeks
Published: Mon, 05/19/25
The short answer? I chose not to. The longer and more “peek behind the curtain” answer is this: When I first put finger to keyboard to start writing…
Like bringing a script to an improv comedy class
Published: Wed, 05/07/25
Yesterday I wrote about the SQL Script. This is one of the life scripts I heard neuroscientist and author Anne-Laure Le Cunff wa lyrical about on a…
French-Algerian neuroscientist reveals how the “SQL Script” hijacks our goals & dreams
Published: Tue, 05/06/25
Something to chew on if you have the nagging feeling you’re not reaching your potential: As part of my prep for my recent interview with newsletter…
Mayday! Mayday!
Published: Mon, 05/05/25
Today is an unusual day. It’s Monday morning and instead of pounding the mean City of London streets on my way into the office, I’m happily sat in…
Do you want to be your boss?
Published: Fri, 05/02/25
A while back, I started drafting an email with the subject line “Do you want to be your boss?” The idea in that email was that asking this question…
Silence, s’il vous plait
Published: Thu, 05/01/25
A short story with beaucoup de je ne sais quoi: As midday struck on a spring morning in Paris about 100 years ago, a battered old truck broke down…
The problem with optimising your life
Published: Tue, 04/29/25
I’ve always been one of life’s great optimisers. I used to spend so much time and energy trying to find the “right” or “best” or “most efficient” way…