Lists are stories. Even To Do lists. Stories attempt to impose order on apparent chaos. Meaning over incoherence.
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2026
“Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” — Mike Tyson
“Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve.” — Erich Fromm
And so the attempt to rearrange the deckchairs on the Titanic of British governance begins…
The Assembly
Season 2 of my favourite TV show has just dropped. If you haven’t watched The Assembly on ITV, do it now. It’s unmitigated joy and...
There’s a difference between being condemned to suffer and being free to suffer.
“It doesn’t matter who you are or how much practice you’ve done: right now, there is just what's noticed without a noticer.” — Just what’s...
Pillars of Creation
All it took was an iconic image and a heavily loaded name and Science entered the world of myth without even realising it.
⚠️ Politics! 😱
Interesting times in British politics. The (now historical) main two parties, Labour and Conservative, are effectively dead, replaced by a range of smaller parties known...
“When you find your way, you will also find many teachers standing in your way.” – Dōgen
Meaning is the mind’s imaginary friend.
