- Taking a different pathThis year has been a lot for every single one of us. If you’d said at the start of this year I would be sat typing this, I would have not believed you. However, here… Continue reading Taking a different path
- Sabbatical plansIn just under 2 weeks I will be heading into a 3-month long sabbatical. This is an incredible gift that everyone working at Automattic gets every 5 years. I took my time taking it, but… Continue reading Sabbatical plans
- Every experience right now is personal and every reaction your ownWhat everyone is experiencing right now isn’t normal, let’s get that straight from the start. There isn’t a rule book in our generations for how to handle this, no template, no guide. How anyone handles… Continue reading Every experience right now is personal and every reaction your own
- The art of playlistsI am a child of the cassette generation; I grew up sharing tapes, crowding around a player to get the best fade, the perfect mix. Titles stuck on with glue or scratched with ink over… Continue reading The art of playlists
- Annual rechargeI refer to my end of year time off as annual recharge because it’s just that for me. I thought it could be nice to share what for me this process looks like after having… Continue reading Annual recharge
- Reflections on a yearI used to write every year my reflections on the year like a whole lot of people. It was my bow I tied on the season as I packaged it up and moved into the… Continue reading Reflections on a year
- Knitting as meditationOne of the big things I have focused on this year is doing more offline things. As a result I have rediscovered knitting. Whilst this has helped in logging me off its also had an… Continue reading Knitting as meditation
The real meditation is how you live your life.
Jon Kabat-Zinn