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 […]
Getting things done in the long run: think harder and further ahead
Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard, book notes and commentary
Getting Black Friday right for WordPress products

Black Friday and Cyber Monday have the opportunity to be some of the biggest profit generators all year for WordPress products. Hopefully you’ve been profitable all year and this isn’t – as with traditional retail – the sale event which makes you profitable, but it’s still a great opportunity and over the last couple of years I’ve […]