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Hiking Scotland: Aonach Eagach, Lost Valley, and Bidean nam Bian in Glencoe
Had a pretty special weekend camping and hiking in Glencoe, Scotland in the first three days of September. I’ve been to some amazing places in the world (and done some great hiking in Scotland), and this one is definitely up at the top. If you like the outdoors at all, this one should be on…
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August 2023 Monthly Review
August is long gone, and it’s feeling like fall already (my favorite time of year, I’m kind of excited honestly). Last month we went to Edinburgh, I saw my favorite movie of the year, we got our landscaping done, got rid of the trampoline, I went hiking, and the kids had their first day of…
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The most useful knot in the world
I’m getting ready for a rare camping trip (it’s been at least five years), and I thought to myself that I should probably brush up on a few survival skills, namely refreshing myself on the most useful knot in the world, just in case we needed to set up a trip wire, repel off a…
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Terrace Martin, Jungle, and more of my favorite albums from August 2023
Hey, summer, looks like you are about to leave, so I just wanted to say it’s been nice having you. You’ve given me a lot of new music, and we got to celebrate 50 years of hip-hop. Thanks for everything, see you next year!
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The abundant mindset
The “growth mindset” has become a bit of a cliché, but there’s a good reason for that. Approaching things with a beginner’s mind is something we should all aspire to. On a similar note, The Abundant Mindset, one of my favorite chapters from Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act, describes something very similar and equally powerful.
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Make some impossible magic
“At times like these, we need to find people who can believe in impossible things.” Re-posting a story from a recent edition of Lucian James’ remarkable Kō Strategies newsletter. This is about an ambitious plan to levitate.
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There’s no need to be mean to yourself
I just started reading book 4000 Weeks, a book that is “basically Oliver Burkeman yelling ‘You have to accept that life is finite!’ for 225 pages with different combinations of different words”, and it’s fantastic because this is maybe the hardest thing any of us will ever learn. Saying it repeatedly is necessary.
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Hiking in Scotland: Dumgoyne Hill
I tried hiking Dumgoyne hill before via a different route and didn’t make it up. It’s such a small hill in comparison to others that I’ve done that it’s kind of ridiculous, but I finally made it up today with my brother-in-law. Similar to my last hike, the weather was pretty poor, but it beat…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
