Explorations of simplicity and simple living
Over the last few months, I’ve immersed myself in the world of the internet startup, funny little world that it is (to many within, it is there whole universe - please remind me of this as I delve deeper into the labyrinth). Never has so much money and time been spent on so many lines … Continue reading Tech Startups and Simplicity
Technology doesn’t always have to be a bane to us simple-seekers. I learnt about a new phenomena this week, called the Skype drink. I doubt you’ll have heard of it because I’ve borrowed the expression from a friend who might be unique in his adoption of this adaptation It entails setting up a time to … Continue reading The Skype Drink – Technology Hacks
The Letter of the week in the week a few weeks back was a wonderful reminder to disconnect: To the Independent: "I went to hear James Cleick talk at the British Library a few weeeks ago about how we are constantly subjected to almost infinite amounts of information. I talked to him about this later, … Continue reading Simple Letter of the Week
Not altogether. iQuitting completely would be a little bit over dramatic. But I’m iQuitting or at least reducing a number of habits. Bad ones. I used to be a slave to e-mail. I still find myself checking the e-letter-box each morning with an alarming neurosis, but I’m slowly improving. It feels good not to check … Continue reading iQuit (part 2) Simply giving up
If I get yet another e-mail that smugly notifies me that the e-mail received was ‘sent from my iPad’ or ‘iPhone’, I will set up an auto-filter that highlights these e-mails to warn me that they were sent by someone with little time (or at least someone that is SO busy that they have to … Continue reading iQuit
It perhaps comes as no surprise, given my regular blathering on the subject, that simplicity is more complicated than its innocent name belies. On returning to the UK from Africa, I’ve noticed not only how complicated many things are, but also how difficult it is to live simply. Although many things are ‘easy’ – as … Continue reading Trying To Stay Simple
