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Short reflections from the practice of noticing.
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First visit to the Emirates
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Autumnal sunshine
2 Nov 2025
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Wet and wild walk
It was a somewhat wet and wild walk, but was just what I needed to blow away the cobwebs!
26 Oct 2025
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Noticing
When it comes to amassing a stockpile of ideas…by far the most important thing is just to get into the habit of noticing things and making some record of them.
4 Oct 2025
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Moody weather
3 Oct 2025
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Trust your soul
Too often people try to change their lives by using the will as a kind of hammer to beat their life into proper shape.
3 Oct 2025
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Imogen is 13!
23 May 2025
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The pause between scrolls
The real world, with its quiet repetitions and constraints, offers something the digital cannot: room for contemplation.
22 May 2025
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The loss of curiosity in pursuit of convenience
The old experience of falling into a stack of books at the library wasn’t efficient, but that was hardly the point.
21 May 2025
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Golden ages thrive on openness
7 May 2025
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“Mental Load – the Movie”
Caitlin Moran’s column in The Times this morning is a thought-provoking take on the reality show Stacey & Joe.
3 May 2025