The Year I Stopped Optimising My Mornings
I spent years trying to build the perfect routine. What finally worked was doing less of it.
Mornings
On Keeping a Notebook for Ten Years
A decade of pocket notebooks taught me that the habit matters more than the system.
Choosing Rest Over Hustle
I spent a decade believing busy meant important. This year I tried believing something else.
The Small Rituals That Hold a Day Together
Coffee in the same cup, a walk at the same hour. Small anchors for days that move too fast.
On Writing Letters Instead of Posts
I stopped posting and started writing a weekly letter. It changed what I write and who reads it.
Chasing Light: A Morning with My Camera
Up before dawn, into the mist, and a field of cattle that made the whole morning worth it.
Rereading the Same Five Books
Every year I return to the same small shelf. The books stay the same. I do not.
A Lake That Looked Like Glass
We woke at dawn to find the water so still the mountains appeared twice.