Skip to content

Writing

On information overload: Practicing mindfulness in a data driven world

Do you enjoy a good plot twist? Exciting. Enthralling. Entertaining. Most people love a good paradigm shift in their media every once in a while. Like watching the final scene from Planet of the Apes when the destructive potential of humanity is revealed to the protagonist. (Spoiler alert) He finds… Read More »On information overload: Practicing mindfulness in a data driven world

Navigating the Playground: Bullying, Anti-Social Behaviour and Racism

Is the playground a place of innocence? The local playground. A place of fun? A place of good times? Maybe. Yet also a place where children come together to socialize that can become a microcosm of society’s larger issues. I’m going to reflect on three distinct incidents that occurred in… Read More »Navigating the Playground: Bullying, Anti-Social Behaviour and Racism

On supporting Ukraine: The UK needs to maintain its influence

Thoughts on supporting Ukraine from broken Britain The UK is currently in an economic tailspin, suffering massively due to the fallout of Brexit. There is a cost of living crisis. Nothing seems to work anymore. Councils can’t prepare for adverse weather events. The trains are expensive and barely run. There… Read More »On supporting Ukraine: The UK needs to maintain its influence

Milestones in Parenting

Contrasting Experiences Round and round the garden he rode the bike excitedly. The happy curly-haired boy was seven or eight years old. Perhaps a little older. It was fun, it was a thrill. His mum looked on from the patio in pleasure at the newly learned technique. He was doing… Read More »Milestones in Parenting