I like notebooks that show some wear.

I once looked back through a page of notes I had written in a hurry, and it looked like the words had been trying to escape the page before I could stop them. The letters crowded together. The sentences leaned into each other. A few words were so close they appeared to be arguing. I could still make out most of it, but barely. The page needed space. So did I.

A blank page can be surprisingly intimidating.

I noticed it while sitting at my kitchen table with a half-finished cup of coffee and a notebook that had seen better days.

I was sitting in a café one morning with a notebook open beside my coffee.

Walk the Way of the Pen

Staying Human in an AI World (a mindful take for leaders and everyone else)

Facts are confirmed curiosities. Wisdom is staying curious after the confirmation. Mindfulness is what makes that possible in real life—especially for leaders—because it creates the space between stimulus and response. Without that space, a fact turns into a reaction: defensiveness, fixing, blaming, explaining, controlling. With mindfulness, a fact becomes information, not identity. You can see the number, hear the complaint, read the email… and stay steady enough to ask, “What’s really going on here?”

Most people think meditation is about stress relief. And sure—sometimes it is.

Imagine a one-hour “Forest Bathing Team Reset” designed for real humans with real calendars: no hiking gear required, no forced sharing, and no awkward trust falls. Your group meets at a nearby park or tree-lined campus area and is guided through a calm, simple sequence of sensory prompts—seeing, listening, touching, and noticing—at a slow, comfortable pace. People can participate quietly, in pairs, or as a whole group, with plenty of space to just be. The vibe is low-pressure and inclusive: all ages, fitness levels, and personalities welcome.

An Introduction to Forest Bathing