The first page
Why this notebook exists, and why it says almost nothing about work.
I’ve been building tech products long enough to know one thing: it is very easy for work to become the whole of who you are. Titles, projects, numbers — they fill every empty space, until one day you can’t remember who you are outside of them.
This notebook is a way to keep hold of the rest.
Writing to think clearly
I don’t write because I understand. I write because I don’t, and putting it on paper is the fastest way to see where I’m fooling myself. Buddhist psychology calls this mindfulness — seeing the mind at work instead of being dragged along by it.
What you’ll find here
- The values I’m trying to live by, and the times I fall short.
- Notes on the mind, on people, on what I learn from the gym, the football pitch, and the dog at home.
- A few side ideas that may well go nowhere.
Live true to myself, and pass on what I have received from this world.
If you’ve read this far — thank you for stopping by.