Welcome to the Archives — the organised backbone of this blog. Everything I’ve written lives here: the reflections, the experiments, the lessons from 35+ years in high‑pressure quality assurance, the endurance mindset shaped by running and Ironman training, and the ongoing work of building a calmer, more intentional life.
Why I Keep an Archive
I believe in documenting the process — not for nostalgia, but for clarity. The archive shows the patterns, the shifts, and the ideas that keep returning. It’s a record of what I’ve learned, what I’ve tested, and what I’m still refining.
If you’re here to explore, reflect, or simply follow the thread of a topic that interests you, you’ll find it all below.
Latest Posts
- I Stopped Being a 'Low-Maintenance' Friend and Nearly Lost My Best Friend Over a Heart Emoji
- Stop Chasing Happiness. Become Load-Bearing.
- Your Productivity System Is Just Procrastination in a Suit
- I Almost Sent the £11,000 Email. Then I Remembered What a Roman Slave Knew.
- The Day I Stopped Selling Hours and Started Selling a Machine
- The Cognitive Tax: Why Your Brain is Getting Leaner as Your Output Gets Faster
- My 90-Day ChatGPT Experiment Bottomed Out at $12.43. Quitting Saved My Income.
- Eating the Loss
- I Almost Let a Model Make a $3M Call — The Untaught Skill That Stopped Me
- The Reversal Premium: How to Turn a $1.4M Mistake Into Executive Authority
Monthly Archive
Yearly Archive
Categories
- Aging
- AI
- Authenticity
- Business
- Decision Making
- Essay
- Happiness
- Health
- Leadership
- Longevity
- Productivity
- Psychology
- Stoicism
- Writing
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Elsewhere
I also publish on Medium at A Fulcrum, where I write about Stoicism, career success, and the systems that help us live with more intention.