Archive - Under My Turban

I'm wrapping up the weekly wraps (Europe made me do it)

Learning some things about letting go to refocus in Stockholm, Poland and Prague

Jul 3 •

June 2025

Taoism and creative expression for the sake of it under pressure (weekly wrap #24)

A quick one from gate C4 at Bangkok airport before I board my flight

Jun 19 •

Big Magic, real life assassins, and a sharp-witted management consultant (weekly wrap #23)

Inspiration and wisdom on creativity, curiosity and design from Elizabeth Gilbert, Mariana van Zeller, and Russell Ackoff

Jun 12 •

Japanese wisdom on burnout, regeneration in service to life, and photography that made me feel in love (weekly wrap #22)

“Only by also caring for self can we effectively and over the long-term care for our human community and the community of life.“

Jun 6 •

May 2025

3 speeches (weekly wrap #21)

Ursula K. Le Guin on some truths about fantasy, Leo honours Robert De Niro at Cannes, and the Princess of Denmark gives maybe the best birthday speech…

May 30 •

A 71-year old taxi driver gets a millionaire vacation, Stanford teaches AI-powered creativity, and being at peace with my journey (weekly…

Wholesome community, working with AI like a human collaborator, and thinking about the most important foundation for everything else in life

May 23 •

Doubling-back aversion and self-narrative dissonance

How this psychological self-sabotage ends up costing us more time and effort to get where we want to go

May 19 •

An electric Eurovision song about mother nature and your relationship with goals (weekly wrap #19)

A bit of pop culture and a bit of self-reflective philosophy - not a bad combination.

May 16 •

Moral Ambition, sacrificing efficiency for meaning, Late Bloomer, and Positive Peace Index (weekly wrap #18)

How to seek and find inspiration, check the wall your ladder is leaning against, prioritise meaning, and reconnect with yourself.

May 9 •

Almost making friends with a celebrity but f***ing around instead (not-quite weekly wrap #17)

This weekly wrap-up is not so much a wrap-up but a confession of a f--- up.

May 1 •

April 2025

William Morris, Drama Triangle, and Jusant (weekly wrap #16)

Exploring art, design, play, and victim consciousness

Apr 25 •

Happy Easter and Vaisakhi, obscure sorrows, mechanical keyboards, and the intricacies of making a video game (weekly wrap #015)

There's a lot to cover in this one.

Apr 18 •

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