Published in Letters to the Kids

·Pinned

Hello World. What’s going on here?

Some essential facts for those new to this place. — Greetings little one. By now you’re the size of a pineapple, as I found on the internet, which is where we find everything we need to know these days… We’ll get to that. But first, I wanted to say hello and congratulations for your incredible luck (thanks Kyle Bowe) on…

Parenting Advice

4 min read

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Just Did (or: I love my old shoes so fuck you consumerism.)

I just bought new running shoes today. (My wife asked me if they’re any good. I said — “Nike says so. I’ve yet to meet them.”) Then I looked at my old ones. The journey that we had together; all the roads and grass and dirt I carried them while…

Nike

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Just Did (or: I love my old shoes so fuck you consumerism.)

Je t’aime Flex Experience Run 9 Men’s Running Shoes

I just bought new running shoes today.

(My wife asked me if they’re any good. I said — “Nike says so. I’ve yet to meet them.”)

Then I looked at my old ones.

The journey that we had together; all the roads and grass and dirt I carried them while…

Aug 24, 2021

Here’s looking at you, Earth.

Can we change people’s mind about the environment by changing their mind-set? — “An optimist believes we live in the best possible of worlds. A pessimist fears that this is true.” — James Branch Cabell Imagine that you’re a quarter of a million miles away from home. Farthest than anyone’s ever been away from home. …

Mwc Reentry

10 min read

Published in Letters to the Kids

·Mar 29, 2021

My daughter, I always love you.

Cliché shield 🛡️ — above all, love. I always love you. I love you even when I’m angry; I love you even when I’m tired; I love you even when I’m stressed; I love you even when I hate the world. Sometimes I need to remind you because it’s not…

Love

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Feb 5, 2021

Books that are worth their weight in gold.

NOT the ‘I’ll Make You Rich’ variety. We’re talking real value here. — These are my go-to books when I need to realise how rich I actually am: A Short Guide to a Happy Life, by Anna Quindlen = Titularly short, this can be read in an hour or so for an instant view of a world full of things to be happy…

Books

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Published in Rich Beyond Your Imagination

·Feb 4, 2021

Gratitude, the wonder drug.

You can improve your physical and mental health, for free. — This is not your typical #blessed spiritual lip service. This is science. “If [thankfulness] were a drug, it would be the world’s best-selling product with a health maintenance indication for every major organ system,” — Dr. P. Murali Doraiswamy, head of the division of biologic psychology at Duke University Medical…

Wealth

3 min read

Published in Rich Beyond Your Imagination

·Jan 15, 2021

⌛RICHER THAN WE WERE: Pineapples

This £0.75 fruit used to cost £5,000. — I love pineapples. Even if you don’t care for it, I’m sure you can appreciate it’s a special kind of fruit. You can get it for less than a pound in the UK, where once (the 17th century) only the super rich were able to delight in its tangy flavour…

History

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Published in Letters to the Kids

·Nov 9, 2020

Explaining the 2020 US election to my daughter like she’s 5, because she is.

Trying to help Sasha understand what’s going on in the world. — Election In America, there’s a country called the United States and they recently went to vote in something called election, where they pick their president, which is like their king, or queen. It’s not really like the king or queen because they can’t do anything they want. It’s more like being…

Election 2020

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Explaining the 2020 US election to my daughter like she’s 5, because she is.

Published in Letters to the Kids

·Nov 9, 2020

Letter to my daughters: Girls Go First

It’s time for ladies first; for trailblazing women to make giant leaps for mankind. — Dear daughters. Soon you’ll learn about some truly remarkable women. There have been many women who were the first women to achieve something amazing. From Amelia Earhart, who was the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic, to Valentina Tereshkova, who was the first woman in space (also solo)…

Women

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