Earlier Writing
Earlier Writing
20 selected articles
From 2021-2024
Before the essays of Deep Life Reflections, I wrote a series of articles exploring work, attention, identity, and how we live.
All were originally published in Arabian Business. These articles helped shape my thinking and writing, and many of the ideas I explored then continue to interest me today.
I have selected 20 of those articles below.
A Different Tomorrow
We make decisions for a person we haven’t yet become, often forgetting how much we still have left to change.
Build From Strength
We spend too much time repairing weaknesses when some of our best growth comes from understanding what already comes naturally.
Ten Lessons Learned Since 17
Thirty years after turning seventeen, I share ten lessons that might help someone younger make sense of the road ahead.
Try Harder or Walk Away
It can be brave to push through, and it can be brave to quit. The trick is knowing whether you are giving up too soon or recognising a better fit.
Habits Become Us
Habits are less about good and bad, and more about whether they are effective or ineffective in helping us live the kind of life we want.
The Second Curve
As we get older, our sense of worth may be less about adding, and more about chipping away the things that no longer belong.
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