Francis Norton
francisnorton.bsky.social
Francis Norton
@francisnorton.bsky.social
Husband, dad, former start-up techie, now a counsellor specialising in burnout.
Shredded Duck Burger with hoisin sauce for £8.50, in the middle of the West End - how does this place not have a queue visible from space?
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Can't access the Leonardo article, but this one is a fascinating read. And nice to see they picked up the same stat!
October 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Reposted by Francis Norton
I'll teach you how to alleviate anxiety & lift your mood by re-introducing creative activity into your weekly routine.
I've appeared on BBC Autumnwatch taught workshops on BBC Countryfile & at the Victoria & Albert & Bronte Parsonage museums & my bio's in the photos below:
workshops.emmamitchell.uk
October 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
I love this, also I'd love to know a source for the 60% figure, if not rhetorical?

Are you perhaps familiar with Morita Therapy, a non-Western protocol for anxiety-related conditions based on re-booting from bed-rest to ecological engagement, and on to social re-engagement?
October 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
That's made me so hungry I'm going to have to go out and have some lunch! Sadly Porto's a bit far for this one, but my lovely family-run local Italian cafe will step in...
October 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Now I need to go to this restaurant and order a full English!
October 10, 2025 at 12:17 PM
And exactly the same applies to those "thorny moments" we counsellors have the privilege of experiencing with out clients.
October 10, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Apologies for absence and delayed reply - well done The Eye! All I can say is that I was no longer reading Private Eye in those years, but we still received print copies of Computer Weekly in our department.
August 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Mr Bates v The Post Office only came after decades of research, reporting and documentaries by Computer Weekly and the BBC. Maybe a lightweight first step would be to do this as a factionalised "comedy" podcast?
July 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I realised my mistake on posting, and asked myself the same question. Maybe it was the slightly uncommon reference/referent precision in (from memory) "[...] an illustration that looks like [...]" that made me envision a rather careful AI. I know, even writing the words makes them look ridiculous...
July 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM
You captured the peace and beauty of those flowers in your sketch, and shared it with us. May we gently share it back with you?
July 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I wonder if lives with someone, or lives alone. I'm also wondering which thought is less disturbing...
July 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I love Adam Nicholson's work - how can anyone's interests roam so wide without the results ever being shallow or superficial?
May 31, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Now I'm wondering, has domestication affected the pyrocognition of cats and dogs relative to wild cats and dogs?
May 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Maybe European red squirrels are more robust than the UK ones. Our guys have been squeezed out everywhere except fringe environments like islands. You'll never see a red squirrel in a city. I'm pretty certain most Brits will never see a red squirrel in their life, which is a little sad.
May 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM