How do you feel about the word boredom? Does it make you want to curl your fists up in a ball? Is it something you go out of your way to avoid at all costs? Does the mention of the word send shivers down your spine? If you answered yes to any or all of…
Read moreOn Motivation
I’ve spent a lot of time this week thinking about motivation and drive. I’ve been interrogating my thoughts, trying to understand what drives me, what motivates me to do the things I do, why I want the things I want, and why I’m on the path I’m on. These are big questions, so it shouldn’t…
Read moreFeels Like Rain – Part 2
Following on from last week’s post, I thought I’d celebrate my new release – Feels Like Rain – with a bit of an exposition on the song’s lyrics and the poem it inspired. I wrote this song one hot afternoon a couple of summers back. I was sitting by the canal, watching the surface of…
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This week I’ve decided to do something different from the usual sort of ideas-based blog post. We’ll be back to normal programming next week, but for now, to celebrate the release of my latest single – Feels Like Rain – which came out on Friday, I’ve composed a short poem. It’s called – wait for…
Read moreTake It All In
This is a note to self, a journal of sorts. You might find it relevant too… A few years ago, when I made the bold decision to step out as an artist and make my music public, a friend of mine told me about a global organisation that organises intimate shows and concerts in amazing…
Read moreThe Future Self – Part 2
This is a note to self, a journal of sorts. You might find it relevant too… Last week I introduced the idea of the never-ending conflict between the desires of the present self and the needs of the future self, and how we tend to prioritise the former at the expense of the latter, against…
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This is a note to self, a journal of sorts. You might find it relevant too… One of the things I love about observational comedy, other than its ability to provide comic relief on stressful days, is how relatable it can be. For instance, there’s a joke by Jerry Seinfeld, where he talks about the…
Read moreThe Process
This is a note to self, a journal of sorts. You might find it relevant too… If you’ve had access to a TV (or any screen really) in the last decade, then chances are you’ve seen at least one Hollywood movie with a zero-to-hero or grass-to-grace sentiment, where a protagonist starts from the bottom and…
Read moreObvious Isn’t Always So
This is a note to self, a journal of sorts. You might find it relevant too… Did you know that eminent scholars of the 17th century postulated that birds transformed into inanimate objects like sticks, turned into other kinds of birds, or even flew to the moon? This theory, apparently, was more appealing and believable…
Read moreIdeas
This is a note to self, a journal of sorts. You might find it relevant too… Regular readers of this blog will know all about my love of podcasts, and how much I enjoy pairing a listening session with a long walk. This enables me to consume all my favourite content in auditory form while…
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