‘If it was only a matter of time, we’d all have been Buddhas long ago.’ Zen Graffiti

Nighttime can be difficult when your mind doesn’t know how to switch off. You may find yourself thinking about tomorrow, replaying something from today, checking the time, or worrying about how tired you’ll feel in the morning. It’s frustrating, and the more you try...

For most of my career, I trusted my ability to assess risk. I spent decades working in technology, much of it in information security and startups. Risk was not an abstract concept to me. It was my job to anticipate what could go wrong, question assumptions, identify...

I have always found it interesting how quickly we can become our harshest critic. We can be patient with a friend who makes a mistake, reassure them through a difficult day, and remind them to rest when they are exhausted. But when it comes to ourselves, we often...