Notes
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.
We do not have one self to protect, but several to negotiate. And sometimes the self that wins is the one that ruins us.