A line from Matt Haig’s The Midnight Train got me thinking about how much of life we measure, and why the best bits don’t fit on a scoreboard.
Live life like it can’t be measured
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“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ” – Mark Twain
Words I invented
Avophobia - fear of not having a ripe avocado or fear of cutting an avo that looks ripe but turns out that it isn't ripe. Anoising - an annoying noise.
Replay by Ken Grimwood: an excellent time travel novel that gets you thinking about you own life
Since I became a Dad I haven't read that many novels but on a recent work trip I devoured this one. It was first published in 1986 but I still found it very relevant and interesting. The book tells the story of 43 year old Jeff Winston who dies and wakes up in his 18 year old body with all his...
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