It dawned on me today that we're all on a conveyor belt of life. A slow-moving toddle towards something else. But do we even realise we're on it? That we're on a constant, endless, dreary churn sitting there like mindless cartons of milk waiting to be shuffled along. Hoping maybe that we are of use,... Continue Reading →
I’m playing Mario, watching the latest Pixar and eating a bowl of Coco Pops…this is 40!
I'm not sure if this is the thing we all anticipate at mid-life - but something strange is happening. I have bought a Nintendo Switch, I've just signed-up to Disney+ and I'm having midnight feasts of Coco-Pops! Is this normal at my age? Am I trying to cling-on/claim back my youth? Is lockdown making me... Continue Reading →
One tiny thing stands between me and greatness – the effort of opening my laptop
It's quite incredible how lazy I've become. Bit harsh on myself? Perhaps. But I bet you're as lazy as me, so I'm being harsh on us all. Does the thought of doing 'life admin' fill you with sheer dread? Not because it's going to drain your money with various boring things you will never actually enjoy -... Continue Reading →
Can Viktor Frankl solve my existential millennial crisis?
As a millennial, (well, I'm just about a millennial - depending on which definition you read) I am partial to an existential crisis, or two. I announced this while I was playing tennis the other day. And my super intelligent friend questioned if it was actually an existential crisis, or just a crisis? Which, on... Continue Reading →
A week of focus could change my world
I was nervous, I was dreading it. I was also very slightly excited. Very very slightly. What if I could actually win this tennis tournament finals match? The slight excitement was a deeply buried emotion. But there was a tiny bubble of excitement fizzing somewhere in my head - and then as soon as I... Continue Reading →
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