Blog Archive -2026

A story about catching monkeys, cat toys, rude drivers and how the universe finds a way to remind you of stuff just when you need it.

This one starts with me sharing the changes I’ve made to reduce the impact of enshittification on my online usage, has a bit of a poke at the rose tinted world of linkedin and then gets serious about mediocrity and how we can combat it.

This post follows on from Week 2788 and brings together stoicisim, wellbeing, Daniel Pink and Thunderbirds to help you on your journey to best self.

A story about grandkids, horses and country roads, with some well tested advice on how to minimise the damage potholes do to your car and in your life.

A short story about the lengths people go to prove themselves right and the true power an attitude of gratitude has to transform your life.

A story about teaching and learning, the difference between knowing something and living it and a brief trip down memory lane to the fictional town of Trumpton.

This one starts with a an admission of failure, quickly turns into a celebration of being winning out over doing and then evolves into offering a solution to the curse of mediocrity which seems to have become a default setting for so many people.

A post about the weaponisation of differences, our unhealthy relationship with fear and how choosing to focus on similarities can help us kick the fear habit.

This is the third and last in a short series unpacking the brilliant ten commandments of happiness from the Art of Brilliance team and digging deeper into how following them will help you live a brilliant life.

This is the second in a short series unpacking the brilliant ten commandments of happiness from the Art of Brilliance team and digging deeper into how following them will help you live a brilliant life.

The first in a short series unpacking the brilliant ten commandments of happiness from the Art of Brilliance team, with a small rant about marketing and online advertising thrown in for free.

A story about audiophile ludditery, car playlists and how they revealed to me the secret of thriving in the 21st century.

A tale about turning a bad few days into a valuable week of reflective learning and how our attitude can be the author of our life story, if we let it.

A tale of gluttony, reflection over the festive period and some thoughts on how to make new years’ resolutions work for you.