This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. To our bodies the modern world must seem like a very strange place: buildings hide the views that give us a sense of...
I highly recommend this book, it’s long, but there is a lot to cover as the history and scope of Google is fascinating. Even for such a long book, it’s often short on the details though, so follow up research is probably something to look forward to. The history of...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. A someone who’s never really played sports or watched them for that matter, the thing I’m missing most now that my kids are...
As reader’s of this blog know I’m in the most embryonic stages of writing a book, or two, so I’ve been considering the process. This has got me thinking about ideas in general and how much effort it takes to realise them. I have many ideas that I’ve been working...
I’m fresh back from a think week, which this time I’d found quite tiring mainly because of constant leg pain which was quite draining. So I was keen to go with our default relaxing Saturday routine of brunch and movie, despite the distinct lack choice. Disregarding the horrendous reviews we...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. Modern life is seductively complex, at it’s core this complexity comes from too many things and too many choices. Both things and choices...
Like many people, I’ve daydreamed about writing books. For a long time I thought this might be something I would eventually get around to in retirement, over the last year though I’ve changed my mind. I’ve decided that writing a book is going to take too long to keep putting...
I’ve been meditating for nearly 15 years and it’s been a life changing experience. In particular I’ve noticed three changes, I’ve become calmer, more accepting of difficulties and able to see things much more clearly from another persons point of view. However I’ve found it difficult to motivate myself to...
This post is part of a series that makes up my Simple Guide To Health which is part of a broader collection of posts on Living Well. In case you’re confused this isn’t another post on mindfulness meditation this guide concerns mindful living. In mindful living the object is to...
When I was 30 my 10 year plan was to build a new career focussed on delivering value from IT Infrastructure, earn £45K a year (in todays terms) and be there for my wife and kids. I exceeded all of these but in doing so contributed to significant health problems. ...