Lists are great. But they don’t always get done. Or at least, the right lists don’t always get done.

Need to drop the wheelbarrow that you borrowed from your neighbour back? Make a time for it.

Want to catch up with a friend? Put a time in your calendar to call them and arrange it.

Feel like you need a holiday? Book it in. Now.

Want to just hang out at home? Make a time for it next week.

Miss curling up with a book for three hours? Lock it in. And then protect it.

You might find, like I often do, that my to-do list doesn’t fit into my calendar. And then you have a choice: Do less of more and squeeze everything in, or just do less.

Welcome to my little corner of the internet.

I believe that place matters.

Our connection to whatever little corner of the planet we find ourselves in, or choose to place ourselves on, matters.

I'm relentlessly curious and continually learning.

My interests are scattered across topics including property, strategy, acoustics, psychology, theology, systems theory, quantum physics and leadership. I read, listen, watch, and learn about whatever grabs my attention in the moment.

This is a learning experiment.

I come here to try to make sense of something I’ve come across, by writing about it.

I’m immersing myself in a new language.

I’m learning to speak Te Reo Māori, the language of the indigenous people of Aotearoa New Zealand and one of our official languages. After spending 2020 studying, I’m figuring out how to keep the journey going outside the classroom.

You’re welcome to follow along.