Alastair Johnston

How to quit LinkedIn but still be uber-employable

An old school friend whom I'd not spoken to for years suddenly connected with me. We'd spent a long time together as teens. Life had...

How to take notes like a pro with Notes to Done

I used to be a terrible note-taker. I would scribble random snippets of information down in semi-legible handwriting and then never come back to what...

What Derek Sivers taught me about Facebook

I've just got into an argument with somebody, I'm confused by all of the options and I'm not sure if you'll still want to be...

10k Step Days - Walk 1

Both my wife and I recently invested in some Fitbits as a way to be more aware of our health goals. We chose the Fitbit...

Hay Festival

The scent of fresh wood is among the last things you will forget when the veil falls. The scent of fresh white wood in the...

What would you pay to walk through Bluebells one last time?

If I'm lucky, I'm only going to get 33 more chances to walk through springtime woodland, carpeted with Bluebells. If I'm unlucky this spring could...

Keeping passwords safe with the Bullet Secure method

I'm going to show you a page of my Bullet Journal with a collection of my passwords listed on it. I hope that I can...

How to claim back your life, before starting work

After dropping off my son with his childminder I reckoned I had about 45 minutes spare before the 9am clock on. I was wearing a...

Mindfulness and the One Penny Phone

Now that the clocks have gone forward and the days are getting longer I'm starting to plan some holiday and adventures for the spring and...

Bullet Journal Collections - The Commonplace Book

"When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to...

My 2016 Bullet Journal setup

It was January 17th and I'd finally sat down, spread out all of my assorted note devices and set up my brand new Bullet Journal...

Dear Reader

Thanks for reading, commenting on or sharing this blog. 2015 has been a good year. Let's make 2016 even better. I've got good food, good...

Author: Alastair Johnston ⁽¹⁴⁹⁾