Updated 12 March 2025

What I’m reading now

  • Atomic Habits by James Clear [non-fiction] … for the second time, less than one year after the first

    • Why? Well, my original copy was borrowed from a friend and I like to mark the chapters of my books that I want to thumb back to when I’m feeling lost, and James Clear had a New Years bonus deal for new purchases so I got my own that I can now mark up to my heart’s desire.

  • A Good Leadership Book by Dan Lake [non-fiction]

  • The Collectors by David Baldacci [fiction]

What I’m watching now

  • Formula 1 — I went from never paying attention to the motorsport to devote superfan over the past two years; I can’t get enough of the evolving strategies, leadership approaches, and tech talks.

  • Severance (Season 2)

  • Welcome to Wrexham (Seasons 2 and 3)

What I’m working on now

Beyond the day job…

  • Incorporating daily poetry writing into my morning routine — inspired by Ali Terai (Vinh & Ali Show #47) and loving it as it fills the gap between blog inspiration (I’ve written a ton, but have yet to put them out yet because…)

  • …I’m first trying to combine and collate all the writing I’ve done on the web (that I can find) into one big, blog-shaped umbrella so I can step back and appreciate past-me for the effort he’s put in. And, I want to launch this new writing era under a new domain on a new platform [more below].

  • Creating a Formula 1 e-course as a product & advertising pilot with my friend and creative nudger, Guy Thompson because we both need the practice in getting stuff out the door.

  • And learning how to play rugby with the over-35s local club.

    • I didn’t plan on this, but I saw registrations were open, my sub-football season just ended, I needed something to keep me moving, and I’ve always wanted to try my hand at scoring Tries.

What I’ll work on next

  • Creating historical blog posts for my experience research & design articles written on external sites.

  • Creating historical blog posts here for my original comedy-philosophy blog from 2010 — I still giggle at some of those creative musings and hope it might give a new group of people the giggles too.

  • Migrating everything you see here on SquareSpace into Wordpress under a new domain (and hoping that this effort to put all content saves for these few pages into one blog will make that an easier process).

  • Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan

  • This Is Strategy by Seth Godin

  • Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris

What I’ve recently wrapped up

  • Stand-up and improv comedy

    • After 3 years of performing and producing more Auckland comedy shows than I ever intended to (thanks to my good friend, Steven Lyons), I’m putting the mic back on the stand to give me more time for writing, reading, and pursuing other creative urges.

    • Most proud memories:

  • Migrating my Everyday Experience Podcast episodes into my blog

    • Have a listen if you’re interested in unpacking the potential design improvements in the world around us, one frustrating experience at a time. Might I recommend The UX of Hotels (#9)?

  • 4–Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris

  • Tools of Titans by Tim Ferris

  • Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers

Thanks for checking in! I know it was a lot but, hey, you got to this point so you must have been interested. I appreciate it. Plus, now you know all the things in my head, and probably why you’re not seeing me as much.

As with many other indirectly inspired lessons, I credit Derek Sivers for inspiring the function of this page.