Letter: On Saying No Without Apologising
A republished Sunday Stillness letter, on the small art of declining cleanly.
Simplify Mindfulness
a quiet room on a loud internet
Daily: Close One Tab
Of the seventeen open tabs, close the most pointless one right now.
Book Notes: Four Thousand Weeks, by Oliver Burkeman
A productivity book that argues, gently, that productivity is not the answer.
Why You Are Always Tired
It is not (only) the sleep.
A Sit for People Who Cannot Sit Still
A short practice that allows for restlessness — and uses it.
Daily: Walk Around the Block Before You Reply
For the message that already raised your shoulders.
The Cobbler Who Refused the King's Court
A Daoist parable about turning down the promotion.
A Three-Step Practice for the End of Every Workday
How to actually leave the office, even when it follows you home.