Boundaries, dignity and widening the view
7 more days of writing + what i'm enjoying right now
Life is wild. Sometimes you just want to enjoy a kebab at midday, and a tiny being shows up at your back door, ensnaring your heart and attention for the next 4 days. Between motion alert anxiety, wildlife rescue coordination and staking out in the dark, I am exhausted. It’s a story I will tell in full another time.
This week, I had a great conversation with Darrell and Olly from HUM4NS on the mess behind the success of being a founder. One theme from that chat led me to write Boundaries = Dignity, on the self-respect that boundaries engender. My favourite piece from this week’s writing was Widen the View, inspired by this conversation between
and .Finally, an earlier interview I did on the Purpose People podcast went live. I talk about my journey from being a tech-obsessed kid to a successful founder and then veering into burnout and other mental health struggles.
What I’m enjoying
🎶 Fables of Faubus by Charles Mingus.
📘 Between fox stake outs, I’ve been reading Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks. I give it 5/5 so far, and starting a daily story log has been more powerful than I thought. Thanks Ilona for the recommendation!
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’s sermonettes, particularly This is it (7 min watch), and his later piece on the book Living Beautifully. I agree that Pema Chödrön is far more radical & potent than her marketing suggests. Her books had a big impact on me (at crucial times), and next week I’m taking the book David reviewed on retreat at Sharpham House.📄
’s important, nuanced take on autism, diagnosis and identity, set amidst the very unnuanced political skirmishes of 2025. (7 min read)🗣️ David Whyte on Tim Ferriss. I love David’s poetry, alongside his takes on Zen and other fashionable terms. I could listen to him talk for a day straight. (2hr listen)
This week’s writings
The one-week experiment (Apr 29)
Starting a daily story log (Apr 28)
We have no home in our own story (Apr 27)
Boundaries = dignity (Apr 26)
Curiosity is stress relief (Apr 25)
Widen the view (Apr 24)
I am a degenerate Daoist (Apr 23)
See you next week,
—Dan