Two-Minute Daily Read
A new short blog published seven days a week, designed for reading and reflection from any stage of life.

Diminishing tolerance
As life goes on, our tolerance diminishes.
When we're younger, our appetite for tolerance is high. As the years and decades pass, this reduces and reduces and reduces. A typical 71-year-old accepts much less crap than a typical 21-year-old.
Accepting…

A new experiment in daily blogging
This is the first day of a new experiment in daily blogging, inspired by Seth Godin.
I've been reading Seth's daily blog for about six years now. I don't read every one of Seth's emails, but I open them several times a week. I don't love…

Seven Quick Thoughts on What the Facebook News Feed "Major Change" Means for Brands, Publishers and Public Figures
A few quick thoughts, from a digital marketing perspective, on Facebook's big news this week, which promises to have far-reaching effects on Facebook News Feed and have adverse effects on brands (link to Zuck post below).
1. User Behaviour
I've…

Food as medicine, and the Rich Roll podcast in Ireland
During my journey of positive life choices, food and nutrition - the idea of food as medicine - just keeps coming up.
There are very many advocates worth keeping an eye on, and one of the best is Rich Roll.
If you’re not familiar with…

This "People of the Wild Atlantic Way" photo stopped me in my tracks
I've discovered, somewhat by accident, that I love walking in a wide loop, without a destination in mind. On one long ramble in July 2017 I passed through the small village of Leap (pronounced Lep) in west Cork, and stopped to view the portraits…