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I once worked in the Cabinet Office, which was a remarkable experience. One day, I made an internal phone call and was greeted by the indign...

There were moments in my pre-teens when I was creative, that later resurfaced between the ages of 20 and 25, after which they disappeared wh...

Looking back at what I said I was going to do in past years, I typically allowed myself to be blown off course, and ended up doing something...

I’m from a little place that suddenly expanded 13.8 billion years ago. I’m not sure where I was before that; it’s been like waking up with a...

I’ve been working as a software engineer with domain knowledge in finance and trading. I can find it interesting, especially when I create s...

My story so far is partly one of failing at everything, but doing just about enough at the last moment to scrape over the line. As the years...

I’ve gone through phases of mainly focusing on, in turn: music, songwriting, singing, and artworks. The next up is writing, then performing ...

In track athletics, runners do not improve by running all the time; in fact if they overtrain, the body does not have time to adapt to the t...

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I’ve only had the phrase “do you know who I am” said to me once – I couldn’t resist saying “nope” and didn’t work there much longer. Another...

Activities in no particular order: actor, singer, songwriter, artist, writer, financial software developer.

I remember as a young kid once being reprimanded by a stranger in a shop because I said that I didn’t like some latest fad with clothes (biz...

In the distant pre-internet days when I was a kid, I designed a board game then forgot all about it. The game actually looks pretty fun; it ...

I walk and run about 50 miles per week, usually while listening to podcasts.

My school up to the age of 11 was unusual because I remember doing a lot of arts and crafts, singing, drama and creative writing. This type ...

A few years ago, out of curiosity and in the hope of encountering some benevolent souls, I went to a Buddhist centre in London. I could see ...

A lot of what I know is the product of age and curiosity, and although broad is often just familiarity with the basics. But I do also feel s...

I appreciate the storytelling of real human experience, truthfully expressing core feelings that are shared by people across cultures and ti...

Wasn’t Shakespeare amazing. It would be so interesting to find out how his genius developed - what he saw and experienced in his life that h...

The internet and smartphones have been transformative for me. I have instant access to knowledge in my pocket. At any time I can find brilli...