There is a road bike in my hallway. It is made of Italian aluminium, painted the aggressive, vibrant colour of a wasp, and it cost £1,200. I have ridden it exactly four times. Two of those excursions were simply to the end of the road and back to check if the brakes were rubbing.
Category: Happiness
I Quit the 5 AM Club and My Career Moved Faster (Seneca Saw This Coming)
Watch the short companion video on YouTube, or read on for the full essay. This piece also lives on Medium.
I used to be a proud member of the 5 AM club. At 11:43 PM on a Tuesday, I was answering emails that could have waited until Thursday.… Read the rest “I Quit the 5 AM Club and My Career Moved Faster (Seneca Saw This Coming)”
I Stopped Being a ‘Low-Maintenance’ Friend and Nearly Lost My Best Friend Over a Heart Emoji
A reply six days late, a heart emoji, and the two-month experiment that cured me of being everyone’s low-maintenance friend.
Last Thursday, I finally answered a text that had been sitting in my inbox for six days.
It was from Jess. A decade ago, I’d have called her my closest friend without needing to think about it.… Read the rest “I Stopped Being a ‘Low-Maintenance’ Friend and Nearly Lost My Best Friend Over a Heart Emoji”
Stop Chasing Happiness. Become Load-Bearing.
The most meaningful lives I’ve watched up close weren’t the happiest. They were the load-bearing ones, the ones holding weight.
A while ago, I took a fortnight off work. Properly off. Phone in a drawer, out-of-office autoreply locked in, the lot. I spent those two weeks walking, reading, and occasionally wincing at the thought of what I was returning to.… Read the rest “Stop Chasing Happiness. Become Load-Bearing.”