Life
How identity, relationships and change shape the way we live. The pressures, patterns and choices that influence who we become and what matters to us over time.
The Improvement Contract
Most of us have been influenced into subscribing to a contract we never read. No one sets out the terms. We pick them up over time and start keeping to them long before we think to question where they came from.
Building on Your Own Terms
Not everyone who builds a portfolio career chose it first. For some it followed a redundancy. For others it is a deliberate decision, whether that is early in a career or at a mid-career pivot.
The Signal in the Trend
There has been a noticeable rise in organised social experiences. Run clubs, supper clubs, games nights, communal dining. At first glance it looks like trend culture. Underneath it is something more revealing.
The Cost of Self-Containment
People are spending more time at home. Weekends are being protected more carefully. Plans are declined more easily. Most of this is framed positively. The question is what it gradually removes.
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