Explorations of simplicity and simple living
Hmmm... I am currently here, but I’m about to move back to San Francisco whilst wanting to settle here, where I'm trying to to buy a house. Well done Simpletom... you're managing, quite dedicatedly, to ignore all of your own advice. Over the next few months I will immerse myself and my business in 500 Startups, … Continue reading It’s OK
(or the art of Growing Down) Yesterday was my birthday. I was dressed as a ninja cow at a festival, squeezed into a west-country barn full of ‘Almost Farmous’ revellers. We were ‘The Moo Fighters’, naturally. Seconded only by ‘Daft Skunk’. The weekend consisted of dancing, laughing, drinking, firing water pistols at unsuspecting crowd members … Continue reading Adulescence
One of the wonders of the modern world is opportunity. As an entrepreneur, I’m continually excited by what is possible. Aided by lightning fast connectivity, jet engines, computing technology and a plethora of beautifully indexed information available at our fingertips… the world is our oyster, lobster and winkles too. In a single week, an indefatigable … Continue reading Trapped in Escapism
It has been 8 months since I headed out West, from London to Bristol. In the last 4 weeks, life has pulled me to London, Greece, Turkey and Kenya (peripateticism still reigns). However, despite being sat at a desk bundled in a scarf, with the rain lashing from the gloom onto my rattling windows, it’s … Continue reading Way in West
Are Simplicity and Starting a Startup Compatible? The answer... honestly - No, not really. This is a really beautiful opinion piece in the NYT about those people who say they're 'busy' whenever you speak to them. I heard that the founder of Green & Blacks chocolate, I forget his name, hired such brilliant people around … Continue reading Let Go – Simply Letting Things Happen and ‘Down Time’
Since Valentines Day, 2009 I've been performing an unplanned simplicity experiment - to live freely without the encumbrance of a fixed place to live - at least not in a place I planned to stay. I never imagined it would be for so long - instead I'd presumed that my intransigence would lead to something … Continue reading Nomadding – Living without a ‘home’
We’ve gazed into the eyes of creatures on the bottom of the oceans, played with the dark side of the moon and as of the last few weeks, potentially managed to make something travel quicker than the speed of light. Clever beings are we. Yet I still find it somewhat strange… amusing even, that Michael … Continue reading A Hard Day’s Night
