Niall Doherty 1 I like getting older in the sense that each year I come to know myself a little better. We’re all born with a body and mind but receive sparse, scattered and often bad instructions on how to use them. You figure out your own best practices over time. 2 Pushed up against my limit …
1 Let’s call this game Everyday Miracles. Look around and pick some everyday item nearby. Then consider the story of that item, all the thought and effort and technology that had to happen for it to end up in front of you. Everything is amazing when you think of it this way. 2 Did my …
1 It’s possible to get everything you want and still end up miserable, even suicidal. So getting what you want clearly doesn’t guarantee happiness. You have to tend to your mental health along the way, learn to make the most of whatever situation you find yourself in. 2 Sometimes I wonder if life is anything …
1 Didn’t sleep much last night, wanted to stay in today, chip away at some work stuff. But we head north tomorrow, so I pushed myself to go make a memory. Ended up having an afternoon picnic on the beach, with a fine view of a castle built by the Knights Templar 700 years ago. …
1 Running late, Google Maps has us driving around in circles, and in the commotion we’re dropping and losing things under the passenger seat. Usually this would stress me out, but instead I announce that it’s all brilliant and we start laughing at the ridiculousness. 2 Driving back from a friendly basketball scrimmage, roads covered …
1 It’s fairly easy to have empathy for people less fortunate than us. But we struggle to have empathy for people more fortunate. And yet they are human too. They may have more money or freedom or whatever, but you can bet they also have demons and challenges. 2 Doing cold outreach, trying to find people …
1 Apparently, from about 1500 to 1800, life expectancy in Europe was between 30 and 40 years of age. Now the world average is about 73 years. In other words, humans have doubled their average lifespan in about two centuries. And I have half my life still to live. 2 I’d argue that entrepreneurship tends …
1 I rarely post personal stuff on social media nowadays. Mainly because I don’t want to spend much time on there. If I post something, I’ll probably get comments, then I’ll feel obliged to respond to those comments, and that doesn’t seem like the best use of my time. 2 I’m something of a stranger …
1 Haven’t left Georgia since the pandemic hit. Aiming to be home in Ireland for a wedding in September, learning how challenging it is to plan travel these days. I’ve now booked 2 round trip itineraries and a 12 night stay in a quarantine hotel. Lovely. 2 The trouble with being human is that you’re …
1 Pleasantly surprised to see that they have a Pride Week here in Tbilisi. But unfortunately there are a bunch of protests against it, and it might escalate to violence. Imagine wanting to beat people up because they love one another. Pure madness. 2 My new thing is watching a movie or TV show and …