This has to be one of the most stressful trips I have ever taken

Things went wrong everywhere. Here are the preventive steps I took to ensure they didn't;t derail me too much, and how I fixed things on the fly

Up on Pillar 7 in Lisbon: 25 April Bridge

Jeeez this was loud. And a tad scary.

Lisbon - We have only just met

The capital of Portugal has made a swift grab for my heart. I’ve never been here before. I might be a little bit smitten

How do you keep fit when you travel?

For me it's the right combo of tech, technique, and goals in my wider life. I'd love to hear how you handle this too - I'm sure we could learn from each other.

Here’s why I turned down that upgrade

Air New Zealand upgraded me to the economy Skycouch. I paid for it. But then they switched flight times. I didn’t want it any more, and they refunded me. But then I got 80% of it anyway

Useful tech for travel: Arrival in Shanghai

Recorded on the Shanghai Metro while traveling into the city - yesterday afternoon

I'm an addict

I'm mainlining data multiple times a day. It's got to stop. But the good news is that I'm going to be on Substack more over the next 3 weeks. I just need to stop check the stats.

Delayed. And then delayed again.

I was going to Shanghai tonight. Then it was 6am tomorrow. Now it's 7.30am. I'm not liking the trend.

Just three things

I'm a late convert to not over-scheduling myself when I 'work-travel'. And now that I work when I'm away (intermittent nomadism),this simple rule helps me to be mindful about how much I take on.

I stopped writing. Now I’m trying again

I wrote three books, had a Substack, and then gave up being a psychologist. I stopped writing because of fear. I'm trying to break that drought. Let it rain.