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13 Things I Can Do Without In 2013
This list is a companion to yesterday’s piece, 13 things I want more of in 2013. Today’s list is...
This list is a companion to yesterday’s piece, 13 things I want more of in 2013. Today’s list is...
Every year I do a little exercise, a cross between New Year’s resolutions and trend-spotting. I look at fads...
Most of us are brought up to value other people’s opinions. We are taught that “everyone is entitled to...
I recently celebrated two important anniversaries; the day when, as a young child, my family arrived in Australia from...
This picture, of my non-fiction books, was taken while organising and unpacking my personal library. I was lining the...
Part of the challenge of moving to a new city is establishing daily routines and rituals.
I recently had the chance to spend a couple of beautifully wintery weeks in Adelaide, seeing family and generally...
Can you overdose on inspiration? And what might the constant urge to find inspiration be doing to your...
Former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating was renowned for his acerbic put-downs and insults. One that sticks in the...
Recently the postman brought me a lovely package, my BerkleeMusic Master certificate in Guitar. This is my third certificate...
We often think that being creative is about having total freedom and an absence of rules. But, what...
This time last December I set myself the goal of seeing 200 films during 2008. I didn’t make it....
How many people claim that the only reason they can't volunteer for an activity, or cook decent food, or...
Good piece in today’s NYT Shifting Careers column entitled Attention Must Be Paid, quoting Maggie Jackson’s book Distracted: The...
“Eat food, not too much, mostly plants.” That’s the subtitle of Michael Pollan’s excellent In Defense Of Food: An...
I’ve been living with Getting Things Done for close to 18 months now. At the risk of sounding overly...