Another year full of challenges, but my daughter survived.
A personal reflection on finding unexpected love and joy after embracing solitude, and the liberating effects of letting go of social media and embracing real connections.
Today is Bell Let's Talk Day, a day focused on mental health awareness. For the past few years, I have been using it to talk about a theme for the next year.
Another challenging year, but coming out stronger than in the past.
The term “flow” was coined by psychologist Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi in the 1960s. He described it as a highly focused mental state where people are fully engaged in an activity, often losing track of time and external concerns.
A good introduction to flow and how to achieve it, by Anne-Laure Le Cunff.
Really impressed with Halide’s Process Zero and then adding a little editing with Lightroom. Making me fall in love with photography again.
A personal reflection on finding unexpected love and joy after embracing solitude, and the liberating effects of letting go of social media and embracing real connections.
Made the decision to deactivate Instagram/Threads for now to focus on myself, my daughter, and the relationship with my girlfriend. I find the pull of distraction too strong now when I’m feeling low or stressed. I need to regain my focus before I can return to it.
I still plan on sharing the micro thoughts and photos on my website, Four Sides.
Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts - a new book from Oliver Burkeman.
His Four Thousand Weeks was very good. Instant pre-order for me and look forward to reading it in October.
Damn.
The cold opening for Slow Horses Season 4, Episode One, has to be one of the best openings for a season of a show. Certainly one of the best I’ve ever seen.
Since I decided to leave Twitter a month ago, there isn't much I miss. Being away makes you realize how much time is wasted scrolling.
I miss following sports or monoculture shows. And even then, only a little bit.
Stayed up past midnight for the opportunity to buy raffle tickets for the Taylor Swift concert in Vancouver. Not available, so up at 6:00 am to make it happen.
The things you do for your daughter.
