Digital by Default

Author: Matt Jukes

  • Travel Carry Kit

    There has been a certain amount of incredulous reaction to my going on a 21 day trip to Canada and the US and intending to do it with a single carry on backpack…well plus my Everyday Sling. It forced me to do an equipment check just to be sure – it all fits fine and…

  • 8.2..he is risen

    8.2..he is risen

    How was your Easter? Mine was spent hugging my new air purifier (thanks for the idea Mr O’Neil) and embracing my new life as a shut-in to escape the pollen infected hellscape of the outside world. This did mean an unusual amount of adulting was undertaken. I’ve always taken a perverse pleasure in how un-digital…

  • Reciprocation in the Republic of Newsletters

    I’ve been doing a bit of thinking recently about my jobs newsletter (again – it happens semi regularly without coming to many/any conclusions). It was always a bit of a niche idea – a regular, curated list of jobs that were kind of digital without being too techy and pretty public service/interest without always being…

  • 8.1 ..keep the Doctor away

    8.1 ..keep the Doctor away

    In recent weeks I’ve been struggling a bit with both my anxiety levels spiking and my physical health being pretty rubbish. It has been hard to untangle them. Headaches, insomnia, allergies, stomach pains, weakness. It has been a real buffet of shitiness. The fact that it all triggered around my birthday is – I think…

  • Ambitions for 2019 – Q1 results

    TL;DR A big fat FAIL so far. The story so far: Haven’t got anywhere with my book and am further away from fitness than ever it feels like. I have managed a night a week without TV and my social media usage is waaaaaayyyyy down (including leaving Facebook) but I have been struggling to write…