New Power

New Power

Since the advent of the internet we’ve seen a huge new wave of joining, affiliation, and participation, though not on the terms Putnam (Bowling Alone) was seeking. New power loves to affiliate, but affiliation in this new mindset is much less enduring. People...
Waterlog

Waterlog

Henry Williamson, the author of Tarka the Otter, loved the abundance and variety of living creatures in this countryside, and for seven years he lived and farmed five miles along the coast at Stiffkey. When Dudley returned home after tea, this is where I went,...
Four Thousand Weeks

Four Thousand Weeks

… the number of emails that you could, in principle, receive, is essentially infinite. But … the number of messages you’ll have time to read properly, reply to, or just make a considered decision to delete is strictly finite. So getting better at processing your email...
Arabian Sands

Arabian Sands

They prefer to ride kneeling, especially if they mean to gallop. It is an extraordinary feat of balance, for riding a galloping camel, especially over rough ground, is like sitting on a bucking horse. A Bedu usually carries his rifle slung under his arm and parallel...
Four Thousand Weeks

Four Thousand Weeks

Rather than taking ownership of our lives, we seek out distractions, or lose ourselves in busyness and the daily grind, so as to try to forget our real predicament. Or we try to avoid the intimidating responsibility of having to decide what to do with our finite time...