This is my “now” page inspired by Derek Sivers. It answers “what I’m doing now?“. My life, projects and priorities. I post an update here every 1-3 months.
What’s up as of June 2026?
June handed me three moments I didn’t expect to sit with quite so long. A friend’s book recommendation became a daily physical commitment. A routine walk from the Liverpool Street office ended with a brick fragment hitting my leg, a small alarm bell dressed up as a child’s toy. And on Father’s Day, my children organised everything themselves, spent their own money, and handed me cards that showed they’d been quietly taking notes on how we do things in this house. The thread between all three is something like choosing to pay attention, to your body, to your surroundings, to the people growing up around you.
💪 One Hundred Before Midnight
A friend who stays very active recommended Living with a SEAL — Jesse Itzler's memoir about hiring a Navy SEAL to live with him for 31 days and dismantle every assumption he had about what he was capable of. The SEAL's opening move on day one was 100 pull-ups. Not as a warm-up. As the start.
A few lines have stayed with me: "I don't stop when I'm tired, I stop when I'm done." "If you don't challenge yourself, you don't know yourself." What struck me is that the SEAL wasn't trying to build a programme. He was trying to break a ceiling.
My response was a modest one: 100 pushups a day. Not in one go, spread across the day, 10 or 20 at a time, sometimes 30 before bed. Unglamorous, but consistent. The book just reminded me that comfort has a way of quietly expanding if you let it.
🧱 The Bang That Wasn’t a Firecracker
An ordinary Wednesday: train in, Liverpool Street, the kind of June heat that makes London feel slightly foreign. I was walking back to the station when I heard a sharp crack, the exact sound of those little paper bang snaps children throw on the ground at fetes. I looked around for a child. There wasn't one.
Small fragments were falling from the wall beside me, pieces of old brickwork breaking away because the heat had dried out whatever was holding them. One hit my leg. The sound had been small and toylike. The physics were not.
I checked my leg, a small red mark, nothing worse, and walked away quickly. But I do think about it now on hot days walking near older buildings in the City. A sharp bang near a wall isn't always a firecracker. It's worth a second look.
👑 The Kingdom Is Secure
Father's Day usually involves coordination between the children and whichever parent isn't being celebrated. This year there had been none, kids already handled it, because they had their own money. We set up Revolut cards for them a while back and talked about what it means to think before spending. They took that seriously.
What they chose was a medieval tankard from Hever Castle: heavy cast metal, pewter-style outer shell, Celtic knotwork, Scottish Saltire and Lion Rampant shields worked into the side. The product description they found compared the man holding it to "not the youthful warrior eager to prove himself, but the wise monarch who has weathered countless campaigns and still commands respect with a single raised eyebrow." I have chosen to accept this characterisation without question.
The cards mattered more. Both written by hand, both referencing real conversations we've had; about what responsibility looks like at home, about how rules work and why they're there. They haven't just been listening, they've been thinking it through. "The kingdom is secure," the mug description ended. Looking at those cards, I think it might be.
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This page is inspired by Derek Sivers “now page” movement.
Updated: 30 Jun 2026
