Done is better than perfect
The randomiser wheel picked “Done is better than perfect”. I’m currently using a tool to select phrases for my journal practice. They are all associated…
Category: Notes From a Slow Coach
Where we wanted to be
May the road rise to meet you. My note from a slow coach this week reflects on Baltic endorphins, some internal torment due to a…
Ever Feel Like You’re Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes?
Sometimes, we alter our clothes for a better fit. But a lot of the time, we place ourselves in the options available to us. All…
The gift of low expectations
When you receive help, do you perceive it as a transactional burden or as a gift? How do you support the people, ideas, and art…
A response to bullying
I know I’m not the only one disturbed by the scenes of Donald Trump and J.D. Vance publicly dressing down Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in…
It’s Annoying When They Tell You To Slow Down
I feel cautious about promoting the idea of slowness without anchoring it to something concrete and meaningful. Carl Honoré suggests that everyone is eager to…
Power in persistence
Persistence has power—it can contribute to a better world, but it can also do the opposite, extracting value and coercing people without consent.
Strength in numbers
Numbers can topple buildings and spark change but can also reduce individuals to statistical fodder and data on a spreadsheet.
No pain, no gain
Without it, we gain nothing. Pain is love, creativity, compassion, and care. Without it, we gain nothing; we simply exist.
It was uncomfortable
Discomfort can be a sign of, and a catalyst for change, a question that pokes and prods, tickling and shaking us awake, even when we would much rather…