Wellbeing
Writing on mental, physical, and emotional wellbeing for the modern professional.
The Price of Performance
The title, the salary, the track record. You bought in. All the way. And then the language changed. Human capital. Not people. Not your team. Human capital.
Gardening Leave
How it ends depends largely on where you sit in the structure. For some, access is revoked immediately. For others, there is gardening leave, a privileged space of panic and stress, or relaxation and pivots.
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.
How Healthy Are We
We are thinking about health differently now. Not simply in terms of illness or fitness, but in terms of capability, energy, focus, and the ability to remain present for as long as possible.
Functioning Is Not the Same as Thriving
For many of us, stress no longer arrives as a distinct event. It sits beneath daily life, continuously shaping sleep, concentration, emotional tolerance and energy.
Is Continuity Enough
Much of the conversation around longevity focuses on extension. But beneath much of this lies a deeper concern that we rarely articulate.
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