Swimming is as much about the mind as it is the body. So is the Alexander Technique. I use the principles in AT to bring about a fundamental change to your thinking and your movement in your swimming.
I write about individual, organisational and societal transformations—and specifically about • the transformational value of sabbaticals • how to drive strategic change in big organisations • systemic transitions so humans and nature flourish long-term
Pope Pius XII, 1950: “...the future of modern society and the stability of its inner life depend in large part of the maintenance of an equilibrium between the strength of the techniques of communication and the capacity of the individual’s own reaction."
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I co-run 750words.com and wrote a book about the art of productive disagreement titled "Why Are We Yelling?" This is my home base for creative projects and experiments along the path of learning how to live in chaotic times.
Unexpected takes on the modern world of work. Paul explores our obsession with work and the default path of success and tries to imagine new possibilities for how we can conceive of life, work & what matters.