I've been paying attention to paying attention 🔎
In the mentally hazy email catchup that is my typical Saturday morning, I found two articles on attention that deserve your…. well…..attention. My Saturday mornings usually […]
Gareth experiments on self
Procrastination, mental health and wellbeing mailing lists
I realise that none of us wake up wanting to get more emails, but these emails are great, I promise. Sign-up today. I am a child […]
Let's give this a go - a procrastination mailing list - join up
To be clear, it isn’t a mailing list for learning how to procrastinate (most people I meet are already experts at this). It is about learning […]
Some more musings on time management
An honest look at time management through three practical lenses – systems, skills, and story – with examples, reflections, and permission to keep evolving your approach. […]
Create your own self-compassion script
Failure and setbacks are inevitable. How we talk to ourselves in those moments can influence how we cope with them. Developing a self-compassion script can assist […]
ChatGPT and procrastination - no, it isn't about getting it to write your a...
I think Large Language Models (LLM) like ChatGPT are getting to the point where we can have meaningful interactions with them in order to help us […]
Background music whilst studying
Many of us use background music or sounds to study. I am using some right now! The question of whether it improves productivity is a difficult […]
Wellbeing focused phone mods I made are going well
I’m always looking for ways to make gains in productivity and wellbeing. Some recent changes to how I use my phone have been beneficial. In this […]
An update to my journaling method
Overview: Journaling is a form of self-reflection that can provide actionable insights in your life. I’m a late comer to journaling but have been refining my […]
Join me in deleting some apps off your phone
Overview: I want to reduce the amount of time I spend mindlessly scrolling my phone. So I am. Join me and together we can free our […]
Trialling a basic habit tracker
There are habits that I know from personal experience (or can justify on the basis of evidence-based health practices), that I should have embedded into […]
Mindfulness Daily on Insight Timer
I am currently using the hour before bed for meditation/relaxation. I was previously just using it for random YouTube watching. In that time I typically […]
Difference between whole-foods, plant-based diet and veganism
If you’ve read previous posts (1, 2), you’ll know that I made a decision to be a vegan and I am working on my diet […]
A whole food plant-based diet - let's go!
I’m going on a whole-food, plant-based diet and you can watch along as I do so. A few weeks back, after a binge on documentaries […]