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Orange flames licking up to the words 'how do you start your day?' against a dark background
by Alison Randle 25 March 2026
Following on from the last article, extra points about how we look after ourselves and the people we care about in these times
A calm frog in shallow water is looking us in the eye, with the words how do you start your day?'
by Alison Randle 26 February 2026
Can we be both kind and productive? Could we get started on the hard stuff without being mean to ourselves?
by Alison Randle 16 October 2025
Reflections on improvement & perfection, and the magic of the counterintuitive found in Zoom rooms and saunas recently. Wisdom can be found around unlikely corners.
Sun shining through autumnal woods with lots of copper leaves on the trees and ground
by Alison Randle 7 October 2025
Having encouraged others to journal on what they're looking forward to in October, I thought I should share my thoughts too!
Swirls, black & white, hinting of a rhythm
by Alison Randle 21 September 2025
Is your task list your servant or tyrant? Working well isn't about 'productivity', it's about good rhythm.
Skeletal hands over a laptop, surrounded by crumpled paper. Evokes burnout & lack of progress
by Alison Randle 24 June 2025
What's really going on when we can't do THE thing, and why is it viewed as so shameful? I don't believe procrastination is real.
Clasped hands filled with water from the woodland stream below, dappled sunlight on the stream bed
by Alison Randle 29 April 2025
A grumpy morning when inertia looked to be the order of the day and bullying myself was not working. As ever, resistance is where the gold is, and I experienced a fundamental realisation...
pawn chess piece casting a shadow of the king, in muted colours, to convey shadow language concept
by Alison Randle 24 March 2025
We have a natural tendency to trip ourselves up, but did you know self sabotage is so much more effective if you use your love language to do it? I thought it was obvious, but it isn't... read on!
An ethereal hand stretching towards the back of a phone, finger rearranging something. Shades of blu
by Alison Randle 14 March 2025
I raise questions about core values, platforms and the exhausting nature of keeping the algorithm happy enough to share your content with people who have connected with you. Social or antisocial?
Extravagant gold party popper on a sun yellow background, celebrating 2 years of my online community
by Alison Randle 5 February 2025
Why it’s one of the best things I’ve ever done, and why I love it more every week. Read on...
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