It's been 18 months since I finished hiking the Appalachian Trail. Now I’m off on another adventure, to hike the Pacific Crest Trail! 🥾🏕️

A career break is nerve-racking. Last time I worried I was short-circuiting momentum; in fact it was reenergising & made room for new opportunities. Such as…

A very nice article on @lostreelsuk in the new and very cool RUN DON'T WALK magazine... many thanks to @sarahdrumm.bsky.social for the support and exposure!

Fascinating, although I'm not sure it's only a 'sense of shame' holding women who want to do this back... there are a myriad of practical considerations - finances, career, etc - to make if you plan to be a truly solo parent. www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

"These personals offer a new-old way of approaching dating — farmer’s market rather than meat market." ❤️ www.nytimes.com/2024/11/25/s...

If you are interested in what's going on in European tech and startups, then give the team at Sifted a follow! Occasionally featuring: me :)

"We’re in this very funny paradoxical moment in history, which is full of moments of dynamic hysteria, yet everything always remains the same. We get this wave of hysteria – angry people click more! – and those clicks feed the systems and nothing changes." www.idler.co.uk/article/adam...

Over the years, public discourse has become more polarised and disturbingly dehumanising. Social media and the behaviours it encourages has a lot to do with it, imo. But this Daily Mail article — good grief. Why does hating a rebrand morph into an opportunity to target marginalised communities?

If you are interested in the outdoors and adventuring, then this is a starter pack for you... 🥾🐻🏕️

As a freelancer, I often jump at the opportunity to work from a client's office a few days a week. I'm more productive and getting to know your colleagues/the ways of working is way quicker in person (imo). I'm surprised these policies still get so much backlash: www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The last person I blocked on X did not follow me, interact with my posts or message me - he is someone who is known to me in real life and was monitoring my social media activity across multiple platforms. i.e. an obsessive and a stalker. Now it seems the only option is to make my account private?

I'm planning a big adventure for 2025 and it's made me nostalgic for last year's Appalachian Trail hike. One of the best times of my life!

So, inspired by @derinhiking.bsky.social, I'm going to post a pic a day from that trip. Follow along if you're curious what 6 months of hiking looks like 🥾🐻🏕️

Earlier this year I worked on a big, meaty report for Sifted. It's all about how to build a B2B SaaS startup that stands out — and can scale — in the current economic climate. And it's just been published!

Check it out: sifted.eu/intelligence...

It was so much fun putting this article together, going through all my journals and photos, and figuring out how to distill the experience into 1000-ish words.

I think about the trail every day and the memories make me so happy. I am very grateful to have been able to do this.

I'm in the paper today!

For The Times, I wrote about my journey hiking the 2,198-mile Appalachian Trail — and how six months in the woods shifted my perspective on life and work.

www.thetimes.co.uk/article/how-...

Since being back at work, I've had quite a few instances of people agreeing to/arranging calls and then just not showing up. No explanation, follow up or anything. This rarely happened before.

What's going on? Is it just me?

If you are a Zoom ghoster: why?

Environmental neuroscience is a fascinating topic. I hiked 2,200 miles in one go this year, and something I noticed was how often I'd have aha moments while walking. I'm now trying to fit more nature time into my work week!

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...