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
Simple Riches – When Ferraris are fine
It is generally agreed that simplicity and money are just not good bedfellows. Simplicity is all chaste and virtuous, whilst money fondles around looking for an excuse to get down to business. Many simplicity folks tell you to ignore the pursuit of money and focus instead on being frugal and pursue your passions. They are … Continue reading Simple Riches – When Ferraris are fine
Not-working – The Simple Guide To Meeting People
As an entrepreneur, I'm continually bombarded by the message that we have to network to get ahead. Make friends and influence people, they say. It's not what you know, it's who you know. The faster you can spin yourself round a networking event, the better. You should sling out business cards with the attitude of … Continue reading Not-working – The Simple Guide To Meeting People
When You’re Tired Of London You’re On To Something
I’ve only been back in London for a few days and already the grip of ambition and envy has begun to clamp around me in an uncomfortable squeeze. Gentlemen, all of us know where this pressure is physically manifested. Every Porsche that drives past, or Primrose Hill house that beams across the park reminds the … Continue reading When You’re Tired Of London You’re On To Something
In Transit – Simply Executives
All good adventures must come to and end and so, with mixed feelings, I return to the UK after 10 months in rural Kenya. I write this from within a lounge that I have ligged my way into in Istanbul airport. I sit long haired and out of place amongst a group of executives in … Continue reading In Transit – Simply Executives
Tempus Fugitive
Time plays more of a part in my life than I thought it did. Perhaps, if I pause for a moment, plays more of a part than anything else. In time, I hope to get better at it, although that hope directly undermines the point of this blog, which is to reduce dreams and increase … Continue reading Tempus Fugitive
Clean Up Your Relationships – Inter-Personal Hygiene
No, I’m afraid this post is not about armpit whiffs and sheets-to-sniff – instead I’ve recently been introduced, by my good friend Tara of Wildfitness fame (and a Watamu neighbour), to a process that helps with some therapeutic friend-realignment. You see, we often roam around with people we love. But how often do we tell … Continue reading Clean Up Your Relationships – Inter-Personal Hygiene
Not ‘To Do’ List
I like the concept of a not-to-do list. Not just because it adheres to my flippant, rebellious nature, but also because life is as much about what we choose not to do as we choose to do. Simplification, after all, is as much about removing things as adding them – peeling the layers to find … Continue reading Not ‘To Do’ List
Going To Bed Early – The New Rock and Roll
If my 18-year-old self heard my current self’s internal monologue, he’d probably begin lobotimising in earnest. I’m cocooned within a mosquito net, having read another chapter of my book and am ready to sleep. That in itself is not the problem. Books have always been and will always be cool. The problem is it is … Continue reading Going To Bed Early – The New Rock and Roll
The Simple Move
This last weekend we moved into my new house in Watamu… From clean concrete floors and white-wall we’re now camping out on concrete, dusty floors, with no electricity or running water (aside from the rain that is currently showing us, rather neatly, all the places where the roof hasn’t been properly finished). Here’s a photo … Continue reading The Simple Move
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