Flywheel — Learning & Practice
Habits and compounding practice — small actions that build lasting capability over time. Articles in this layer explore learning, resilience, personal development, and the disciplines that compound.
Most workplace learning does not work — not because the content is poor, but because consuming information is not the same as developing capability. This essay explores the two modes of learning, and why doing always beats knowing about.
Time blocking is one of the simplest tools I use to stay focused. It is also one of the most misunderstood — not about controlling time, but about seeing clearly how you are spending it.
When I work with clients to solve difficult problems, I almost always start the same way — with a single sheet of A3 paper. A3 Thinking is not a template. It is a discipline for seeing clearly before acting.
Succession planning is surprisingly simple — and yet very few managers actually do it. This essay explores why it matters, how it connects to retention, and how to start with nothing more than a sheet of paper.
For many years I have kept a notebook I call my commonplace book. It is not a diary, not a planner, not a system for getting things done. It is a personal library for thinking — a place where ideas wait until they are needed.
Journaling has been a lifeline for me — not in a dramatic way, but in a quiet, steady one. It changed how I think, how I lead, and how I process the things that would otherwise carry me off course
Learning does not happen by collecting information. It happens by turning experience into understanding. This essay outlines the personal knowledge system I use to do exactly that.
Every year organisations spend significant time and money sending people on training. Most of those people return and carry on exactly as before. This is not unusual — it is the default outcome.
Good note-taking is not about recording the past. It is a tool for thinking in the present — shaping attention, learning, and judgment as work unfolds.