meditation

Less but clearer: the simple essence of meditation

Despite the minimal instructions for meditation, it quickly becomes much more: watching for this, avoiding that, practicing this technique, taking that attitude. Each of these attitudes comes with its own expectations that can drag us away from the core directive of meditation: doing less,

race

Coastal Quarter race report (2020)

On September 5th 2020 I ran the Classic Quarter 44 mile ultramarathon from Lizard Point to Land’s End, which is the most Southerly tip of England to the most

politics

More black voices to pay attention to

An exploration of black voices and ideas, beyond the standard reading list.

blogging

I’m back

It’s been nearly 2 years, but I’m back writing again. What happened? Well, I cofounded Almanac with some very smart people, and then this year we raised $9m in seed funding.

meditation

The 3 Stages of Insight Meditation

A few days ago, I found myself on the train and full of coffee. I did what I often do and started doodling: about meditation, awakening, and how I would

nutrition

10 Ways to Upgrade Your Huel Game

I’ve been using Huel for over 2 years now. If you're new to Huel, it's a nutritionally complete meal replacement. I recently wrote about all the reasons you might

productivity

Learn more and blog better with Readwise

Readwise is an excellent new tool to remind you of your book & article highlights, and to enhance your blogging workflow.

rituals

Write your worries down

Too much of our time is lost struggling with painful feelings that we cannot express. We try to move forward, try to put up a good fight, but there is

writing

Hit the Button

When you start writing its natural to obsess over the quality of what you share. You've read good writing—and this is not it. Your words look feeble and forced.

health

Drinking after being 6 months sober

As we took off for our honeymoon to Switzerland, I had already decided that I’d probably have a drink. I hadn’t drunk any alcohol in 6 months. I’

fitness

"I want to be more active, but..."

The very first post on how to human being was Why Fitness Matters. It was a bit of a manifesto that talked about how taking responsibility for your physical well-being

nutrition

A Whole Lot of Reasons to Try Huel

I first tried Huel about 2 years ago. I’d seen that more and more people were experimenting with meal replacements. The simplicity of an all-in-one shake and the idea

health

How to Breathe Well

This is a simple post about something that you participate in every day. You rarely intervene, and in general, you're not required to. Even so, 20 to 30 thousand times

blogging

Why you should be writing in Markdown

Break the tyranny of note-taking apps and blogging platforms: write your online content in a universal language that encourages flow and keeps you focused on the content. When you’re

blogging

Organising your blogging with Trello

Organising anything with Trello is a joy: Web and mobile versions of Trello mean you can easily edit your projects from anywhere. A lot of writing apps aren't so portable.

weight loss

How Restrictive Diets Actually Work—The 5 Principles of Weight Loss

You found a new diet. It’s the low-x diet. x might be carbs. x might be fats. x might be meat. x might be processed foods. It has a

running

How to Run 100km, Part 2: The Cotswold Way Challenge

In Part 1 I shared my preparation for my 100km fundraising run, with a focus on the heat, as this race was due to take place in the longest heatwave

running

How to Run 100km, Part 1: Preparing for a Heatwave

At the end of last year, I sat down and drew up my 2018 race calendar. It would be my first year of running ultramarathons, and I knew I wanted

running

Fundraising for the mental health charity, Mind

Yesterday was a special run for me. I got to do something I love whilst raising £1254.50 for the mental health charity, Mind. Last year I wrote: As you

health

Lessons From 3 Months Without Booze

Earlier this year I read Catherine Gray’s The Unexpected Joy of Being Sober and decided to stop drinking for 3 months: a Sober Spring. It seemed to arrive at

writing

Why To Choose Ghost For Your Blog

Up until now, every time I wanted to start writing I'd expend 97% of my energy thinking about how I could build a blog, which features I want, testing fonts,

writing

6 Fears About Writing & Publishing Online

It's been five months since I launched this blog. I've written 14 articles, generated a whopping £2.68 in Amazon referral fees.

rituals

Reading Obituaries

I recently read Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work! It's a short book of excellent advice on getting your creative work out there, and particularly on sharing your creative process

critical thought

It's easy to be stupid: Hanlon's razor

You may have heard of Occam’s razor: the principle that given many competing explanations we should prefer those that make the fewest assumptions. Today we meet Hanlon, the lesser

recipes

How To Sourdough (With Pictures)

Sourdough is the old-time bread: delicious, nutritious, and easy to make. So on-trend that even your barista will be left in awe at your yeasty adventures. If you're a millennial