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I have done a lot of things while being absolutely convinced I couldn't do them.Handstands.Pull-ups.Walking into the wei...
26/09/2026

I have done a lot of things while being absolutely convinced I couldn't do them.

Handstands.

Pull-ups.

Walking into the weights section of a gym.

Writing a book.

Sometimes I still stand in front of a bar and have a very enthusiastic internal conversation about all the reasons the next rep isn't going to happen.

Self-belief hasn't made those conversations disappear.

What it has given me is the ability to recognise them.

To feel the fear, question what it's telling me and decide what I want to do next.

Sometimes that means taking the step.

Sometimes it means changing the plan.

And sometimes it means giving myself a little more time.

I don't have to know that something will work before I try.

I can trust myself to figure things out as I go.

Even if the first attempt is a spectacular pancake (iykyk).

*A note from the blackboard. A thought from The Way Home.*

I have been thinking about the marshmallow test.You know the one. A child is offered one marshmallow now, or two if they...
22/09/2026

I have been thinking about the marshmallow test.

You know the one. A child is offered one marshmallow now, or two if they wait.

We've spent decades talking about the importance of being able to wait and the huge success that comes to those who do.

But here's the bit I've been thinking about.

The children weren't being asked to give up marshmallows.

They were waiting so they could enjoy more of them.

And I wonder how many of us have become so good at waiting for the second marshmallow that we've forgotten what we were waiting for.

I know I have.

Another achievement. Another goal. Another thing to tick off before I can finally enjoy what I've worked so hard for.

I've collected a lot of marshmallows.

I'm learning to eat them.

Because the point of building a life you love is getting to enjoy living it.

Notes from the Blackboard: the working-out behind The Way Home.

10/09/2026

I can give you all the science about why play matters.

How it can support mood, cognitive flexibility, coordination and motor learning.

How movement and play can interrupt rumination, give your attention somewhere
new to go, help you notice different signals from your body and leave you feeling a
little more settled afterwards.

I could give you all of that.
But if you have a tendency to be a do-er like me, something ridiculous happens.

Play becomes another job.

Another thing to optimise.
Another thing to schedule.
Another thing to get right.
Which rather misses the point.

So just for today, forget whether it is good for your brain.

Do something whimsical.
Silly.
Joyful.
Entirely unnecessary.

Not because it improves anything.

Just because you can.


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