February Review
In my review of January, I mentioned that my goals for February were to nail down fitness and finance. Fitness was a bit of a non-start again; I got more jits time but I’m in between weights gyms and...
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March was an interesting month. I managed to get my 20 sets of hill sprints done which kept fitness in check. Financially it was also a great month – to my surprise. I managed to get more work done...
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April Review
April, like March, was another good month. For the most part I aced my sleep goal! I’ve been averaging three to four extra hours of sleep a week and mostly getting 6.5 to 7 hours a night. I can feel...
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May Review
May was a mixed month in terms of a few things. A lot was going on which meant my long term goals took a backseat to dealing with the urgent short term stuff. The flipside of this was that the stress...
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Fixing the “ducking” problem!
A tweet from Andy McKenzie this morning reminded me of a problem I used to have with Apple’s puritan autocorrect – every time I wanted to say “fuck”, “fucking” or “fucked”, my iPhone decided that I...
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Building a Hackintosh
Last week I did something interesting – I built a computer that runs OS X. In theory, the only way you are meant to be able to get a computer that runs OS X is to buy it from Apple; in practice,...
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Sailing in July
Just a quick update. I’ve booked my flights to Copenhagen for next month. I’m spending two nights in the city there then making my way up to Strandby on the North tip of Denmark. Once there, I’m...
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June Review
I’m writing this from Klintholm, a small Danish fishing village on the coast of Møn. We’ve sailed 110 miles in the last two days. June was a good month – but for the first time, I failed at a...
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A Quick Update
So this blog has been particular quiet of late. I made it back alive from sailing anyway! Simply put, I’ve had the busiest few months of my life. Things have been great on many levels with huge...
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Last Year Counted: 2014 In Review
“I have a simple rule: whenever it comes to a birthday or a December 31st just ensure that the last year counted.” Dave Cornthwaite. Today, in a way marks both anniversaries. While it’s a month into...
View ArticleCuriosity was framed.
“Curiosity was framed. Avoid it at your peril. The cat’s not even sick.” That was the opening line of marketing guru Seth Godin’s latest blog, and in my opinion, one of his best. He attributes the...
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Owning Your Own (Domain) Name
Update, June 2014: Free guide coming soon! Things have changed since I wrote this post. Even more domain names have been taken; but more importantly, some of the services I recommend have changed too....
View ArticleGoing Beyond Inbox Zero
With the release of the iPhone email client mailbox and services like Mailstrom it seems that the idea of reaching “Inbox Zero” has never been more popular. However getting to inbox zero is the easy...
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How to Make Your Day Awesome
For the past month I have been making my days awesome. This is the simple trick I’ve been doing to make it happen. As soon as I wake up, I enter into Day One three things that, if I achieved them,...
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Not Having Time Is Bullshit! You Have Time
This article from Steve at NerdFitness is one of the best I’ve ever read. Steve talks about a simple trick he picked up from a Wall Street Journal article that I’ve found really useful. Whenever you...
View ArticleA Productivity Tip from Ernest Hemingway
At the moment I am reading/listening to Daily Rituals by Mason Currey. Currey has meticulously hunted down the daily rituals of hundreds of famous creative thinkers; Darwin, Beethoven, Franklin, Kafka,...
View ArticleSeth Godin’s Thoughts on Failing
I read Seth Godin’s blog everyday. I’ve talked before about some of Seth’s posts. He is one of those utterly hateable people who can turn out concise, excellent thoughts on a daily basis. Today’s post...
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More Wisdom From Seth Godin
I make no secret of my love of Seth Godin and his pithy blog posts. I do my best not to endlessly parrot them here unless they strike a particular chord with me. Todays post, on the difference between...
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