At the side of my side project… I’ve built a side project! It’s given a mix of satisfaction and anticipation. That particular feeling that arrives when you complete something. Get it over the line. Ready to put out into the world. Not exactly the triumphant feeling that you maybe imagined… Read More »Reveal your destiny: Red Lantern Readings
I’m thinking about the Traitors. The show is very entertaining. Mainly due to the spectacle of watching group psychology in action. People playing are trying to win. They come up with various strategies to manipulate each other and drive narratives. It appeals to us watching as we can feel smarter.… Read More »On hidden information: The Traitors made me think
Who will remember you? “I’m not bothered what people know of me in four generations.” “That’s narcissistic!” This is a paraphrased excerpt from a recent popular podcast. Eric Weinstein was calling Steven Bartlett a narcissist. Essentially for not caring if anyone remembered him in 120 years. Of course, they were… Read More »Personal legacy in a collapsing world
Depths of despair I lay still. I stared at the ceiling. The orange glow of the streetlight slanted through the naff blinds. That colour reminded me of hope. Not a nice hope, but a mocking hope. Optimism felt fanciful, like a fairytale. Something other people had but never me. I… Read More »Lost in My Own Mind – And How I Found the Way Out
It’s in his kiss Did you know that men who kiss their partners before leaving the house reportedly live, on average, four years longer than those who don’t? This is an intriguing finding. Surely there’s more going on here? More than the simple act of a daily kiss? It is… Read More »Improve your quality of life: More affection and question your thoughts
“Overwhelmed, burned out, fatigued” “I can’t do it” “I need a holiday” This could have been my inner monologue for a couple of weeks in the earlier part of this year. Yet two helpful practices have pulled me back into the running for 2024. You see, 2023 was a good… Read More »How to bullet journal using the Kaizen method
The drums of war are beating. Conflict is boiling over. Spilling out from Ukraine and the Middle-East like magma flows from angry volcanic eruptions. At the same time politics seems gridlocked. Battle lines are being drawn up. The Western powers, some potentially underprepared, are waking up to the reality large-scale… Read More »Zen Buddhism and the coming War
Hard rain. Torrential rain. Rain that drums on the roof like it wants to get in. Accompanying gale force winds. Whipping through the trees, whistling and howling. Change has come to the weather. The last week of ice and frost with its pleasant, expansive open blue skies has given way… Read More »Change and Enlightenment the Zen Buddhist Way
Acceleration. It feels good to be moving. Hitting the pace. Autumn sunlight caresses the skyline and the bright yellows and subtle browns of my window view begin to blur as the train picks up speed. Swiftly approaching 120 miles per hour. Positioning my mind to have a good day, I… Read More »On Personal Development: Building People and Having Faith
Scary Times I close my eyes. Blackness. Solitude. Fear of the unknown. I picture horrendous things out there in the darkness. My inner voice tells me they want to harm me. Shadow beings with teeth like knives and creatures with many horns and limbs. Crawling, scrambling somewhere out behind the… Read More »How does storytelling create reality?
A chance encounter Such intricate design. The silver serpents gushing forth fans of smaller snake heads were enticing. I took the steps up to the temple complex in this small city in Northern Laos. As I started taking photos I was approached by a young man in an orange robe.… Read More »Buddhist fashion? How Zen influences the design process
A few days ago it was the summer solstice here in the UK. I love this time of year. The summer lies ahead of us like a vast canvas, ready for us to elevate our experiences into lifelong memories. Friends will be contacted, good times will be had. May is… Read More »On the employment market: How to mindfully embrace uncertainty