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Deep Life Notes
Thoughts and observations on living deliberately in modern life.
Deep Life Notes is a 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.
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.
Video: The Long Way Back
In a keynote talk, I share three strategies that helped me recover from the physical and psychological impact of surgery on both knees.
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.
We become more fully ourselves when we keep part of life beyond public reach.