June 30, 2026

14,500 days unnoticed

At the time of writing this, I’ve been alive for about 14500 days. That means I’ve had 14500 opportunities to watch the sun rise. Of those 14.5k opportunities, I’ve maybe done it about 10 times. Most of those are when I’ve been on holiday – away from work and my ‘everyday’ life.

Even if I gave myself a few thousand days grace (for being a child who didn’t care or know any better, or for days when the clouds were too thick to see the sun) that’s a lot of sunrises to have missed or left unnoticed. But, that’s the thing with the everyday, it’s easy to take it for granted but the wonder of the universe is ever present within those ordinary days.

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July 7, 2026

Polishing the rice

What can I learn from how brewers help or hinder the flavour profile of rice when they’re making sake?

June 23, 2026

Ready? Catch!

If we never know when the world will offer us a new idea, how can we best prepare for the moment when it inevitably comes?

June 16, 2026

Brain, Heart, Hips and Feet

If you feel like dancing, you probably wouldn’t book last minute tickets to a Chopin concert. So what’s bad music? And can bad books exist?

June 9, 2026

Exposure matters less and less

What changes in an art practice when the sharing of the work one makes becomes secondary to making the work in the first place?

June 2, 2026

The Usual

Is there value in being consistent & predictable? Is there value in the opposite?

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