Life would be a lot easier if I had a single Twitter account linked to a single Facebook account. Unfortunately I’m rarely satisfied with simple when it comes to my technology usage, maybe that’s why I like the simple life outside of work. Once my usage of Twitter matured I...
This post is the second in series on how I’ve automated augmenting my memory, the first post covered how I create a diary which is my most important and frequently referenced memory aid. This post covers how I automate the creation of my personal knowledge management archive. This archive has...
For two years now I’ve been unable to cycle more than a couple of miles, every time I got on my bike it hurt and even those few miles took a week to recover from. I’d tried about 12 physiotherapy sessions last year and while I made some progress an...
I spend a considerable time consuming information, in fact I probably spend more time reading, listening and watching work related content than I do any other activity in my day. Consuming for it’s own sake though isn’t very satisfying, I need a purpose in life and that purpose is enabled,...
As I’ve often said on this blog I only work a few hours a day, so what’s all this about ‘working all the time’ well I consider myself to have 3 main jobs in life. In no particular order these jobs are to earn a living, to live well and...
For hundreds of thousands of years humans must have been satisfied with a life with few if any processions, full of movement, unprocessed, simple foods, companionship, love [and war]. In the last few hundred years and especially the last few decades all of a sudden we have transitioned to a...
Apparently this week (9-15 June) is Work Out Loud Week for this one week we are all encouraged to share our work. Conveniently most of the blog posts this week involved some degree of sharing my week, which normally ends today. Unfortunately I had a bit of a body crash...
Less TV, more reading Less inside, more outside Less clutter, more simplicity Less rush, more slow Less time alone, more family Less consuming, more creating Less processed, more real food Less work, more impact Less multi, more single tasking Less driving, more cycling Less worry, more love and smiles Less...
I’m working on designing a new organisation at the moment and the one thing that stands out is how hard it is to do the ‘right’ thing. It’s so easy to get stuck into the problems of the moment, rather than confronting the real issues, much easier to make a...
As part of my efforts to restore my health over the last decade I’ve done quite a lot of research into happiness. I’ve also developed a deep interest in sustainable living and how we cope globally with rising consumption and dwindling resources. I’ve felt for a long time that the...