Being Bored and Beating Digital Distractions
Breaking free from digital distractions is hard. Here’s how I’m learning to embrace boredom, reduce phone time, and be more intentional.
Job Hunting Overwhelm and the Power of Slowing Down
After a whirlwind week of job hunting and endless conversations, I’m pausing to reflect on the lessons, themes and advice that stood out.
Why I Failed with Job Hunting (and What I’m Doing Instead)
Part of me was relieved when I got made redundant. That feeling lasted exactly as long as the bills started piling in. Here’s what happened when I finally stopped hiding behind perfect cover letters.
Getting Back to Writing its a Ghostly Experience
I spent weeks learning SEO, backlinks and social media strategy for my last blog. The result? Five posts and serious burnout. This time I’m doing things differently - consistency over perfection, writing over optimisation.
Getting the boot
I want to share with you the day I got made redundant and the following few days. Many people before me have been made redundant, and many others will get made redundant in the future, so what happened to me is not out of the ordinary or unusual. A lot
Visiting London thoughts
Thoughts about my recent visit to London with my family.
Where do I go from here?
Well, I don't know. The market sucks. I'm an offshore banking and finance ex partner. I'm in a practice area that is doing poorly in Hong Kong, I don't speak Cantonese or Mandarin and I'm in a very niched sector.
Air France KLM economy flight thoughts
For our recent summer trip to Europe we flew with Air France KLM. On our way to Europe we flew KLM, with a 4 day stopover in Amsterdam, then onto London. On the way back to Hong Kong we flew with Air France, with a layover in Paris. All flights
It's been a while
I have not written publicly for years. I did write publicly sporadically previously, but now I want to see if I can keep it up. Someone recently had said that we consume more than we produce and we should be looking to produce more than we consume and the best
KeepGo - Data sim for travelling review
About six months ago I tested out a product called KnowRoaming. Conclusion was I wasn't sure if this product was for me, especially with the issues I faced with my phone. KnowRoaming did contact me and looked to improve the product. I haven't tried it since
Leaving Google Apps
Intro Several years ago I decided to get a Google Apps (GApps) account. Back then a GApps for domains account was free. I was swayed by various articles of purchasing my own domain and having my own “unique” email address: Why You Should Use Google Apps With a Personal Domain
KnowRoaming review
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