The constraints on freedom
Reading The Dawn of Everything made me realise that we might have traded individual freedom for what we call civil society. And this version of civil society, from all that I see around me, is going rogue.
Category: Self
Reflections on my OS – Part 2
My ‘wiring’ has an impact on my work too. The mindset I bring to my profession has an origin story and patterns that have been created over time. Understanding that is a good way to start any rewiring.
Reflections on my OS – Part 1
Stoicism, and the reading I do, has made me focus more on the self. No, not being selfish, but trying to get a. better sense of why I am the way I am. A book I read recently – Behave – gave me a good starting point.
An incognito good life
The measure of what makes a good life is quite subjective, but increasingly, the decision is being made on the basis of how that appears to the world. In the recent past, I have been making conscious trade-offs.
Next change
We resist change, but survival also compels us to normalise. Both journeys are difficult, but if we pay attention, there is an opportunity to discover and rediscover small joys.