Heard, Seen, Read #9
Welcome to the weekend 😊 Here’s issue #9 of the things I’ve been listening to, watching, and reading lately. As always, do drop me a note with any of your recommendations. 📚 Big Swiss by Jen BeaginI...
View ArticleUnable to meet the emotional needs of my poorly wife
Living with someone who is long-term sick is hard. It’s not as hard as it is for the one struggling with illness, but it’s hard none-the-less. Over the last twelve years, my wife, Rachel, has struggled...
View ArticleReadable writing
I’m reading ‘Writing for Busy People’ by Jessica Lasky-Fink and Todd Rogers at the moment. I recommend it if your life involves any amount of writing—whether texts, emails, documents, or even books....
View ArticleEmbracing boredom
I came across a wonderful and provocative Bertrand Russell quote about the importance of boredom recently. Sarah Wilson highlighted it in her book ‘This One Wild and Precious Life’.A generation that...
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What success will never teach us
I wonder how good any of us are at accurately judging just how much we don’t know. I mean, who of us likes to admit the limits to our knowledge or understanding? And yet, what if the better we are at...
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Serendipity (and how I came to be writing a screenplay)
How a serendipitous moment triggered a 2024 goalI have a favourite app I like to use when I’m writing. It’s called iA Writer. I’m using it to write this now. Last week the makers announced the release...
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My top three fiction books from 2023
This is the first of two posts about the books I’ve read in 2023. Today, I am sharing my three favourite fictional books. Tomorrow, I will share my top three non-fiction books.Do let me know if you’ve...
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My top three non-fiction books from 2023
Yesterday, I shared my three top fiction books from 2023. Today I turn to the non-fiction books that struck a chord and have stayed with me this year. 3. WRITING FOR BUSY READERS by Todd Rogers and...
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Disassociating from Substack
I’ve deleted my Substack account – here’s whyLong-term readers of my blog will perhaps be aware I have used Substack in the past to share my writing. I moved away from it earlier this year as it became...
View ArticleSaving our social sharing for the people we know
I read a post on Threads recently that instantly rang true. Hank Green said, ‘If I could give any advice to young people on social media it would be “share with your friends, not with the world.”’He...
View ArticleThe bliss of not knowing
We have more access to stats, analytics, and data than ever. This is doing us more harm than good. We know how many people view or interact or engage with everything we post online. We then use that...
View ArticleDead people goals
Ever wondered if being positive all the time is actually bad for us?I know I have. And Susan Cain’s new book ‘Bittersweet’ is reaffirming that viewpoint.The book is about turning ‘sorrow into...
View ArticleThis new iPhone app will change your life!
Don’t worry, this isn’t spam!Nor is it an ad.And you don’t need to be concerned that all my blog posts are now going to get horrible clickbait titles.But… it got you reading this, right? 😉And I do...
View ArticleWriting struggles, work-life balance, top TV shows, and favourite books
It’s been a while! I always aim to blog at least once a month, but several months have now slipped by. The longer it goes, the harder it is to get going again. “I’ve got nothing to write about,” I...
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