Category Archives: Lessons

The Discipline of Fear Confrontation

When I was a child I was frightened of roller coasters. I used to hate going to theme parks. It was never my idea of a fun day out. I would spend the whole time keeping away from the big … Continue reading

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Failure is Cultivated in the Weeds of Success

In his latest series of TV programmes, Andrew Marr was looking at five Megacities of the world and analysing their impact both on us as individuals and more widely as a collective and historicised humanity. I was struck by something … Continue reading

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What the Gym Taught Me About Character Development

I try to get to the gym three times a week, sometimes four. Reality is usually slightly less. I’m not sure if I’m a gym kind of person, but then I’m not sure anyone is. But then again, I think … Continue reading

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Education and Sales Resistance

I was reading a book by Wendell Berry (writer, philosopher, farmer) the other day and was really struck by a few points he makes about our attitude toward education and educated people. In the book “Sex, Economy, Freedom and Community” … Continue reading

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How I learned to stop worrying and love the Pomodoro (Be more productive in less time)

This is really useful for people in all kinds of work (writers, programmers, students, artists, administrators, leaders, marketers etc and anyone who needs to get stuff done at home). Basically…everyone. I have found the discipline of sitting down and writing … Continue reading

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Lessons I’ve Learned From Swimming

I try to go swimming about three times a week. It gives me time to think, refreshes me and gives me exercise. Lovely. After many months of going to the same pool I have noticed a number of things that … Continue reading

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6. Time to Listen

This is a simple, quite self-explanatory point, but one that we need to remember to remember. As independent musicians we need to actually listen to one another’s music. It sounds obvious and you might think I’m being ridiculous for saying … Continue reading

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