Jul 5, 2020
As week #1 of my productivity experiment (which you can read about here) draws to a close, I am equally baffled, excited, and terrified. The goal of the experiment is to work only when you’re at peak productivity, and then, once you become distracted or...
Jun 29, 2020
Ever since I switched to full-time freelancing, my hours have shot through the roof, and my income fell through the floor. For a time, I fell into the trap of thinking that working harder (or longer) would solve my problems. It didn’t. Putting more hours in didn’t...
Jun 17, 2020
I’ve developed this thing where every time post arrives at our Berlin apartment, I experience a flash of dread. Not a lot. But I can’t help it. It’s my first reaction to any letter in German. Pages of legalese, with long, threatening words that even Google Translate...
Jun 4, 2020
On Tuesday, the internet has gone dark in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. What started as a protest of police brutality, grew in size and scope, drawing crowds across the world, both in major cities and online. On social media, people posted black images...
Jun 9, 2020
What if I never get my life in order? What if it never gets easier? What if my worries and fears never go away? What if a better time never comes? What if I never find more energy or courage? What if the person I am today is all that I will have to work with for the...
Jun 13, 2020
It’s two in the morning and I have just finished watching The Madness of George III, a play from National Theatre. I can’t sleep. This play… it reminds you how fragile sanity can be. Fragile the same way modern cities are always but a few days of...
