Where to Start When You Don't Know Where to Start
Four capacities. One weak link. A five-minute scorecard that tells you exactly where to put your attention this week — instead of guessing.
Latest
The Four Capacities That Change Everything After Fifty
Eight posts into this series, I made an unexpected discovery. A neuroscientist at the University of Wisconsin had already named what I was building. I've been working on four things for the better part of a year. Learning to listen to my body before it shouts. Tending to
Your Body Is Talking. Are You Listening?
There's a form of intelligence your wearable can't track. It lives in the space between heartbeat and thought — and after fifty, it quietly starts to fade. The good news: two weeks is all it takes to bring it back. I've been wearing a health
Why Your Mindset Ages Faster Than Your Body
A research team in New Zealand built a speedometer for aging. Here's what it measures — and why your sense of purpose is the dial.
The 78-Cent Longevity Tool
There's a health intervention hiding in your desk drawer. It costs less than a cup of coffee, takes about twenty minutes, and most people haven't used it in years. I rediscovered it here in Germany, a few months into my sabbatical. I'd been carrying
Insight: The Art of Catching Yourself in the Act
There's a version of self-reflection that feels productive but isn't. I discovered mine on a Tuesday evening here in my Thailand, not long into my sabbatical. I was doing what I'd been doing regularly for some time — sitting with a notebook, reviewing the
WHAT MY WATCH CAN'T TELL ME
I've been wearing an Apple Watch for years. It tracks my steps, my sleep, my stress. It knows a lot about me. But the night I finally slept well — it had nothing to do with the data.
Three Good Things
Use a Strength in a New Way
The Movement Audit
The Wellbeing Model That Changed How I Structure a Day
PERMAH isn't a wellness trend. It's a research-based framework that maps what a thriving human life actually consists of — and gives you a way to audit where you really are.
Why Stoicism Isn't What You Think
Stoicism has a marketing problem. The word conjures gritted teeth and suppressed feelings. The actual philosophy is almost the opposite — and far more useful.
life-transition
The Room With No Windows
And what it taught me about the life I'd been postponing The meeting room had no windows. I remember that detail with strange precision — because somewhere in the middle of a three-hour session reviewing a system architecture proposal, I realised I hadn't seen natural light