Month: March 2026

It is easy to feel reduced by life. Please don’t let that happen.

There is a quote I’m currently obsessed with. It comes from the promotional tour the cast of the movie The Life of Chuck did recently (it’s one of my favourite films of recent years – I referenced it in a post last month (link here) and will no doubt devote an entire post to it …

Why books and reading are hugely important

I’ve been intending to write a post on books for some time now and today seemed an appropriate day, with World Book Day taking place last Thursday. In my humble opinion, books are the most important learning tool we have. I learned way more from them than any teacher I ever encountered. I loved them …

Don’t crave feedback or responses from people. IT DOESN’T MATTER!

Recently, I’ve been trying to change my entire viewpoint on craving feedback / responses from people. It’s working to a degree, primarily as I keep telling myself that, fundamentally, IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER! (I don’t normally like using capitals in sentences, though the emphasis is certainly needed here…) Why has this become ‘a thing’ for …