mark hysted

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  • and relax

    Having just returned from a week lying by the pool in Ravello, Italy, I am contemplating what makes the holiday so relaxed and whether I can bring back anything to the hustle and bustle of daily life. I’m not going to recreate the scenario where my breakfast is made for me (cakes are a win,…


  • ok, nothing happened

    So far, so bad. My adventures into the world of bullet journaling have rather stalled. Most definitely enjoyed investigating the kit, looking up which pen and notebook I would use is exactly the sort of project I can waste spend lots of time on. Getting the kit and working out which of the templates I would use…


  • trying a bullet journal

    I must be one of the last people who has ever looked up productivity on YouTube and not tried bullet journalling. I remember it being a big thing a few years back, but it never struck a chord with me at the time. I think I was put off by all the images and videos…


  • the to… list

    One of the parts of David Allen’s getting things done that have really lasted throughout the last few years for me is the concept of lists. These lists aren’t temporary, although they may eventually disappear, they are lists of interesting things to do, places to go and activities we would like to engage in. We collect these…


  • hard landscaping my 2023

    This morning has been spent planning out what is happening in 2023 and making sure we all know what the ‘big ticket’ items are for the coming 12 months. Blocking out the fixed items in our year helps to reduce ‘faff’ when things have to be moved around last minute and gives us a view…


  • my annual digital declutter

    It is the time of year I like to do a bit of a digital declutter, cleaning my digital life sets me up for a new year. It also tends to trigger thoughts about what next year might bring and the things I might like to pursue – always worth having a notebook to capture…


  • back to the commute

    Many of us are contemplating the return to the regular commute. Perhaps we aren’t going to be commuting quite as regularly as before, but commute we will.  The current thinking seems to be pushing us towards a ‘hybrid’ style of working, with some days in the office but the majority spent at home.  Back into…