Reflection

22 posts filed under Reflection.

2026

Oct 25 – A Farewell
We said goodbye to my Uncle this week.
Aug 27 – Blaugust 2026
Twenty-three posts, roughly 19,000 words, and one broken writing dry spell – Blaugust 2026 is done for me.
Aug 20 – Silhouettes
A silhouette strips away everything that makes us three-dimensional, yet somehow still carries something unmistakably true.
Aug 15 – Intentional Engagement
I'm trying to change how I engage with technology – to move past ubiquity and towards intentionality.

Sep 10 – Limits
Having some time to think in August, I spent some time thinking about my limits.
Jul 27 – The Mirror and What's Not There
Every now and then, a series of articles, videos, and ideas emerges that helps form a connection and uncover a somewhat hidden aspect of a concept.
May 19 – Why I Write
Thinking out loud about why I need to write and what I get out of it.
Mar 09 – Being Broken
In the depths of COVID we turned to technology to connect us and express ourselves. Then to entertain us through the lockdowns. Then to distract us from our disrupted lives. Then we succumbed to the addiction. I think the addiction broke us and turned us into ... (looks around) ... this.
Feb 03 – Focus vs Distraction
Trying to make sense of how I feel in a world that is being shaped by a strategy of distraction.
Jan 27 – The January Slump
Coming into the last throes of January, a lot of that New Year's enthusiasm has been zapped from my psyche. A couple of weeks back at work will do that to you.

Oct 20 – Finishing
Our work to develop two fully online programs for Open Universities Australia has come to an end. Three years of work is a challenge to get your head around and try and capture in a meaningful way.
Oct 07 – I lack style
I realised that I lacked a positive routine after the bottom had fallen out. Some thoughts about constraints in a positive way to create a routine and style for living.
Aug 12 – Dealing with Burnout
Knowing burnout exists is one thing. Dealing with it is another. So too stopping it.
Mar 11 – Job vs Career
I came to the realisation fairly late in life that your job is not your career. One can help support the other, but they are never one and the same.
Feb 20 – Margin Week
The Focus Course culminated in Margin Week, where we channelled our energy into creating margin in our lives.
Feb 19 – Habits Week
Habits Week was all about — Habits! It focuses on the activities and actions we do, what we spend our time on and where we focus our attention.
Feb 12 – Broken Streak
On Friday I broke my streak. I forgot to complete the daily mini-puzzle in Knotwords and ended a 92-day streak.
Jan 29 – Strategy Week
A summary of week 2 of the Focus Course.
Jan 28 – Vision Week
Pulling together some thoughts on my weeks of study completing the Focus Course.
Jan 10 – 2024 - Do and Donts
Rather than making resolutions — although there are a few key areas of life I need to resolve and work on — I thought I'd plan some dos and don'ts instead.

Sep 26 – Hello blog
Some thoughts on work and how things have been faring.
Jun 18 – Work Heroics
I have a fatal flaw when it comes to work. I'm too quick to jump in and save the day. It’s not performative. It’s not for others — it’s for me. It’s a self-imposed desire, or need, to not let things fail. It's probably always been there - but I'd never really had a way of defining it before.