Essay

When I wrote about running slow back in May, I wasn’t really sure I believed it. I was trying it because everything else had left me tired, injured, or frustrated, but I still had that nagging sense I was going backwards. I hated how it felt, and I can

This morning, whilst catching up with my RSS feed subscriptions, I noticed that both Manu and Kevin have posted some updates on experiments I am also currently doing. Also, before we get too far, please excuse the weird title. I’ve been rewatching Silicon Valley this week, and it’s

There’s a tendency for me to start off a post like this with a bit of backstory. Perhaps some very surface level reasoning and almost explain myself before starting off the real post. Writing a few words that gets people interested in an age of reducing attention spans and

Yes another Switch 2 post. I am sure you are sick of reading them by now. The new generation of Nintendo consoles hit this week and I really wasn’t going to buy one. But I did on a whim and for once no buyer remorse — all of us have

So, the worst kept tech newe in history after what the next Pixel phone looks like, is out: Sam Altman's OpenAI and Jony Ive's design firm, LoveFrom are formally combining efforts with a hardware group called "io." Their stated aim? To "completely reimagine

A mere three weeks ago, I ran the Manchester Marathon. Thank you to all those that supported me aging the way, but I crossed the line very disappointed. The conditions were torturously hot and humid, meaning I was 30+minutes slower than what I wanted. So here I am training

There’s a strange thing that happens to people when they become known to do something. It could be a certain position at a company, a hobby, or even a topic they are particularly passionate about. Once they reach a certain point, they lose themselves and become ‘that guy’ and

In recent times, a notion has been repeatedly mentioned by a certain type of self-proclaimed intellectual. You know the kind: those bead-wearing, ayahuasca-drinking, podcast-interviewing types. They have a saying that goes something like, “Do something now that your future self will thank you for.” This modern

Here in contains number 3442 of ways that I can over spend and overthink my relationship with technology. I am well aware of my shortfall as a human, my ability to appear moronic, and you should not take any advice from my blog posts or podcast appearances. I annoy myself

Presently, I’m taking a bit of a break from being online. I’ve spent so much time looking at things, testing features, and replying to people getting ready for Micro Social to launch that I am a bit burnt out. It’s at this point that I realise the