Reflections
Writing about how to live and work — no promises to change your life, just a few ways of thinking that have been useful to a lot of people. One piece a week.
Philosophy
Ikigai is not a diagram of four circles
The four-circle diagram you have seen everywhere did not come from Japan. Real ikigai is smaller, more ordinary, and much easier to reach.
07/09/2026 · 2 min read
Meditation & stillness
Why your mind will not be quiet — and why that is fine
Most people give up on meditation within a few attempts, decide their head is too noisy, and conclude it is not for them. That noise is what you just discovered, not what you just caused.
31/08/2026 · 2 min read
Philosophy
The three questions a Stoic asks before the day starts
Marcus Aurelius ran an empire, and he began each day by reminding himself he would meet difficult people. It sounds bleak. It does the opposite.
24/08/2026 · 2 min read
Coming up
Written already; each appears by itself on its own date.
- Five minutes sitting still: for people who have never meditatedPublishes 14/09/2026
- The quiet manager: why listening is harder than talkingPublishes 21/09/2026
- Habits small enough that you cannot fail themPublishes 28/09/2026
- Why you procrastinate — and why it is not lazinessPublishes 05/10/2026
- When it all falls apart: a map for the first thirty daysPublishes 12/10/2026