Responding To The Distraction Economy
The recent essay on social media, distraction and unhappiness (Is Facebook Making Us Stupid?) attracted some thoughtful comments and...
The recent essay on social media, distraction and unhappiness (Is Facebook Making Us Stupid?) attracted some thoughtful comments and...
It has been an extraordinary year. In a nutshell, I launched a music production company, staged my first public...
Is there a number that can answer the question of how many people we can have in our lives,...
Next week some of my Ladakh images will be on display at Fuel Espresso, a great cafe here in...
Another year, another birthday. Of course, I can’t really complain. This past year has been an extraordinarily full and...
In recent weeks I’ve fielded a number of questions, all of them in offline conversations, about my approach to...
Tonight I’ll be flying out to Adelaide for a week. Another load of packing, another long haul flight, another...
I have a new favourite Asian city – well, at least until the next visit Tokyo or Hanoi. Last...
It’s been a while since the last post. Sometimes blogging is a funny game – it feels like one...
Superstition doesn’t play a role in my worldview and the idea that we can “tempt fate” by talking about...
Next month I was due to travel to Delhi, Kashmir and Ladakh. However, the Kashmir leg of the trip...
As I look back over the past year, one word comes to mind – push. With nearly two thirds...
G.A.S. or Gear Acquisition Syndrome is the misguided belief that buying new gear will solve your life problems.
There is nothing more dull and pointless in the whole of the blogosphere than a expat blogger complaining about...
I’m back from holidays in Australia and settling into a very hot and steamy July here in Hong Kong....
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating was renowned for his acerbic put-downs and insults. One that sticks in the...