Covey encourages us to "live by the compass, not the clock". But what does he mean?

Humans hate being bored. It feels like wasted time. When a gap appears in our day, the natural reflex is to reach for our phones.

As 2025 comes to a close, I have spent some time looking back on the year through my doodles to select some of my favourites.

I have tried to break up with my phone more than once. But every time I do, we somehow drift back together.

Journalling isn’t one thing.

Do you ever find yourself watching a big screen while scrolling on a little one?

500 days without booze. Done.

"A monster hiding in the dark will never be as scary once you’ve turned on the light."

We often think about boundaries in terms of what to say no to. But there’s another way to frame it.

Have you heard of the "30-minute ick factor"?

If you want to start a new healthy habit, how often should you commit to doing it? How about daily-ish?

Rest is often seen as something we take for ourselves. But have you ever noticed the effect it has on others?

I’ve been thinking about Oliver Burkeman’s advice for avoiding information overload: treat your "to read" pile like a river rather than a bucket.

Most of us wait until we’re overwhelmed at work before we say no.

By then, it’s too late.

In Stoicism, "suffering twice" refers to the suffering we cause ourselves by worrying about things that might never happen.

“Imposter syndrome is a paradox: others believe in you, you don’t believe in yourself, yet you believe yourself instead of them.” — Adam Grant.

I came across some new (to me) terminology in an article from Cal Newport’s blog that I think is useful: additive and extractive technology.

Radical Acceptance, in its simplest form, can be expressed as follows: Pain + Resistance = Suffering.

Does this working week sound familiar?

Somewhere along the way, many of us picked up the idea that we should finish what we start. It's what adults do. But…