This question popped up early in the year, and it really stuck with me. Partly because learning and studying are big parts of a portfolio career, and also because it's just such a great question! I'm pretty sure that specific learning will become a focus in one of my 6-week blocks. I've been brainstorming something formal for this year, but I'm not quite there yet. So, this post is about how learning shows up in different ways and what I've noticed since I got asked this ques

Given that 12 weeks is a long time for this kind of experiment, I have decided to try and break this down into 4 lots of 3-week updates, with this being the first. The nature of this block is allowing for the overlaps, whilst maintaining focus. The Anchor Let's go back to the last update. I said I was slightly behind on organizing my 'homework' activities. This too can be broken down into sub-categories: Life Admin Organizing things at home for optimization in the future Fam

I write this as I come to the end of my second six-week cycle of 2026. The first two have been as successful as they can be. Cycle one - health and fitness focus - anchored with a specific work contract Cycle two - exploring/traveling - anchored with family and a focus on the home While being aware of what the next cycle is to be the focus, I was struggling to visualize it in a 6-week block - it is too broad, and within it, things need to be broken down differently. Perhaps t

I woke up this morning full of a head cold. One that I knew was coming. The type of sick that comes when your body shuts down after something ends. With a contract ending last Friday, and my travelling to Madrid for my anchoring break early on Saturday, it took a little longer than it may have otherwise done. Madrid in itself was energy consuming in its own way - through rich conversations, the brain was still mentally active. The habit of walking that I have gotten myself in

The last two weeks in December are always fascinating for me. We either totally switch off and take the time off or we work through knowing that in certain industries, it is going to be quiet anyway. The latter has been the case for me the past couple of years. If you are working in a quiet office or indeed working from home knowing things are a little calmer or quieter because other people aren't around, one may decide to have a proper clear out in readiness for the new year

As we come to the end of Q1 of 2025, I've managed to refocus myself. March has been a month of a few curveballs however with that, I'm...