🛠️ What Am I Doing?

And just like that, the first quarter of 2026 is done.

I’ll be honest, I’m tired. With just over a week to go until my half-marathon in London, I’m feeling it. I am proud of staying on top of my training (despite two colds during this training block), but I need a rest now. I am looking forward to getting back to shorter distances and running because it makes me feel good.

That being said, there’s nothing like pushing your body hard to remind you of the importance of rest!

What else has been happening? I’ve been delivering some fun training this month and have some great sessions coming up, including a new public speaking course (in-person) and some Skill Sessions. My coaching clients are working hard and making progress, too, which is wonderful to see.

I hope you’ve had a great month.

📺 What Am I Watching?

One of my experiments this year is to watch a classic film from the IMDB top 250 once a week (without my phone). The experiment is about my (shrinking) attention span, with the added bonus of consuming some great films. So far, I have watched Good Will Hunting, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Leon, and Platoon. Outside the experiment, I also watched the new Peaky Blinders movie, which I enjoyed (I love the series and am a Cillian Murphy fan).

TV-wise, I thought the end of season 2 of Paradise was fantastic. The Pitt (season 2) continues to grip me. And I’m delighted to have Outlander (season 8) back, albeit for the last time (😭).

🧠 What Am I Learning?

Over the past month, I realised that I want to do some personal, amateur research. As you know, I’ve embraced the experimental mindset, but I feel a few layers of my process are missing. I want to deep dive into topics that interest me, instead of just skimming the surface. And I want to write about what I've learned. While I already do this with my doodles, I am not going as deep as I want; my brain is craving the academic practice I learned during my master’s a few years back. I am not sure what this will look like in practice, as I am still reflecting on what I need. But it is interesting to note.

🎧 What Am I Listening to?

I finished listening to The Lord of the Rings audiobooks and loved them. It was a glorious, nostalgic re-read. I’ve been listening to a lot of running podcasts while training to motivate me (especially during my long runs). While writing this, I am skimming through my podcast queue, and it strikes me that I need to cull, as I’ve subscribed to lots of new shows but am not getting to them, as (surprise, surprise) I’ve not magically created any more listening time. There’s a lesson—a doodle—waiting to happen there, perhaps!

📚 What am I Reading?

Take a look at what I am reading here: Martine’s Library.