Started reading: Ideology by Michael Freeden for my Open University course on political institutions 📚

Apparently the “36 questions that lead to love” were different to those reported in the NYT - originally 40, with more romance and role playing twitter.com/ivanvendr…

Fun fact: I did some of these on one of my first dates with Harriet.

Haq Ali by Women’s Sufi Qawwali Ensemble, thanks you YouTube recs 🎶

On the limits of first principle reasoning, using the example of cash flow: commoncog.com/cash-flow… 🔗

Ultimately, we hold beliefs that are good enough for our goals. We only re-examine them when we discover that they no longer serve us in the pursuit of our ambitions.

I’m a yoga accountability buddy for the next month, but I’m going to dabble a bit too. Hopefully it will help the running legs!

First session today.

Just declared Reader amnesty and moved all my read-it-later pages to the archive.

Coffee from Lady and the Bear in Newington and a walk in the Meadows 📸

I’m starting to promote the January EdinburghJS Meetup - a talk on WebXR development and socialising.

I’m keen to keep building a consistent community this year - last year we had (thanks to Covid restrictions!) just one January attendee!

Running:

• 1000km
• No zero weeks

Reading

• Min 1 fiction per month
• Rise and Fall of Civilisations Reader Course

Cooking

• 1 new dish per month

Projects

• EdinburghJS Improvement
• Open University - Political Institutions course

I also have some private resolutions for family and friends.

Lovely colours on the hills looking out over Aviemore. A wee bit too misty for good views though. Scotland’s still great even if the weather is shit!

#scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Took the train up to Aviemore today. Wee afternoon walk up a nearby hill in the mist and a nice pub dinner. #scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Went up to Threipmuir Reservoir this afternoon. As part of a new year’s resolution to go open water swimming, @hazzacol figured we should get in some water once a month. In January we did the Northumberland sea. Today, this reservoir for a twenty second cold splash. Helps with defeating the flinch, and makes it more likely that we’ll go for a proper swim when we get the chance in the summer. Also, it’s just nice to be out on such a beautiful day. ☀️

At @productforge Health Hackathon for the weekend, with meal hero @newnorm_plantbased cooking up a lovely veggie dinner for all the participants. Check out her account if you are interested in getting plant-based meal plans delivered to your home! 🌱

Spring is springing in Kirkcudbright.

Waiting for spring sunshine to arrive. 🌧️

Lovely couple of days in Glasgow. Such a beautiful fresh winter day - amazing sunlight on the University tower.

🤘great night seeing Frank Turner and Jimmy Eat World in Glasgow. Kicking around all tomorrow. Love this city! 💕

Yes! ♥️

Lovely fresh evening walk along Princes Street. Fountain and Castle looking👌in the twilight.

Beautiful fresh freezing day in Edinburgh. ☀️

Lovely day away in the North East of England. Wine tasting, great food, Sunday roast, and a wee paddle in the sea on a freezing morning.

That’s it for another year New Zealand! 👋

Loved my time here and in Australia. Looking forward to returning in the future. 🇦🇺🇳🇿☀️ Soon to be available for coffee and/or beers in Edinburgh. Looking forward to seeing folks again soon!