2020 year in review
Digital Minimalism has valuable lessons on technology and the good life, but was also a bit disappointing
Lessons in Stoicism: book notes, and commentary
Deliberate practice: a practical guide to practicing knowledge work
Deliberate practice: applying the abstract theory to careers

On our recent trip to Morocco my Kindle tragically broke. It was a Kindle Keyboard 3G, and I’d had it since 2011. It featured a full sized keyboard and a 3G connection anywhere in the world, free! Unsurprisingly those features rarely came in useful, but it served me well. Sadly when I put the Kindle down […]
WordCamp London 2019: an organiser’s perspective

This weekend was WordCamp London! By all accounts, it was a very successful event! People seemed to enjoy themselves, the talks were excellent, and everything ran smoothly. As mentioned last week I was on the organising team, and it was my first time doing so. Nearly all of the team was new to organising, but […]
The pocket notebook, and capturing creative ideas

Almost no one claims to get their best ideas at work. – Michael Gelb I’ve recently been returning to ideas around Deep Work, and re-evaluating my workflow now that I’m fully settled into life and a new office in Oxford. The vast majority of my work energy goes into running Ellipsis, and I squarely think […]