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Deep Life Notes
Thoughts and observations on living deliberately in modern life.
Deep Life Notes is an ongoing collection of thoughts and observations on living deliberately in modern life.
Drawing from psychology, philosophy, history, technology, and everyday experience and reflection, these pieces explore work, craft, attention, identity, change, ageing, meaning, and living well in a modern world.
Deep Life Notes is currently being revised and refined. Some older entries are being updated into a clearer, more consistent format.
Whose on Your Bench?
Rich social bonds are part of how our minds stay strong, connected, and alive.
Living Healthier for Longer
No-one will ever be more invested in your health than you. That means prevention, knowledge, and taking the wheel early.
Under the Knife
Open-heart surgery was not part of the plan. But life does that sometimes, and the only choice is how we face it.
A Mind for Life
Getting older does not have to mean mental decline. What we believe about ageing can change how we live it.
Read My Latest Deep Life Reflections Essays
We do not have one self to protect, but several to negotiate. And sometimes the self that wins is the one that ruins us.