In which Michael talks about some of the things he's learned from his month of hibernating.
This podcast includes the second Month of Gentle Stirring podcast. Listen at the end of today's One Thing Today episode.
#639: The start of The Month of Gentle Stirring
In which Michael reports that his Month of Gentle Stirring has had a less gentle start than he had hoped for, but takes immediate steps to rectify the situation!
Listen at the end of the usual podcast for the first special Month of Gentle Stirring podcast, in which Michael encourages listeners to start the process of picking a project for the month.
#638: Coming out of hibernation
In which Michael talks about coming out of his period of hibernation and how he hopes not to overdo things during his transition into the Month of Gentle Stirring.
#637: Collapsing on the sofa
With today's One Thing finished, Michael collapses on his sofa after lighting a fire and pouring out a cup of tea.
#636: Making the time for small pleasures
In which Michael talks about making the time for the small pleasure of tea and biscuits from a favourite cup.
#635: Coming soon: a Month of Gentle Stirring
In which Michael waits for his morning tea to brew, admits to wasting much of the morning in aimless Internet surfing and talks about the forthcoming Month of Gentle Stirring.
#634: Enjoying the final week of hibernation
In which Michael starts his last week of his month of hibernation and plans to make his One Thing buying a new notebook.
#633: Morning Pages
In which Michael records another in-bed podcast, but this time with his eyes open!
Today he talks about returning to writing morning pages and reports on his low-energy 10 Things Declutter for the day.
#632 Some days just don't go to plan
In which Michael records the podcast from bed on a day that isn't going quite as he'd hoped.
#631: Staying in touch
In which Michael puts a pot of coffee on the stove, talks about how he has been able to be more in touch with friends during his month of hibernation and plans to make his One Thing for today writing a letter.
#630: Avoiding expectations
In which Michael talks about how having few expectations is one of the main joys of his month of hibernation.
#629: Not getting carried away with new ideas and enthusiasms
In which Michael talks about not getting carried away with the new ideas that are currently bubbling up despite his resolve not to plan and reflect during his month of hibernation.
#628: Guilt-free napping
In which we find Michael in his garden (with Ounce-the-cat helping to keep him warm) talking about one of the luxuries of his month of hibernation—guilt-free napping!
#627: Jez's creative plans
In which Michael introduces a guest podcast from Jez Whitworth, who is in the grounds of Salisbury Cathedral making plans for a new creative project.
Jez Whitworth is an artist, inventor and tea drinker. He loves designing, making things and encouraging creativity in the people he meets.
#626: A very late podcast and a very slow day
In which Michael records an afternoon episode of One Thing Today from bed and reports on a slow day with a little soup making and a long hot bath in it.
#625: Setting a timer to help get some irksome chores done
In which Michael resolves to briefly come out of hibernation and, with the help of his trusty timer, get a few irksome chores done.
#624: Settling into a comfortable hibernation routine
In which Michael watches the sun come up and reports on feeling like he's found a comfortable routine for his month of hibernation.
#623: One thing everyday?
In which Michael reports that he is enjoying having more time to read during his month of hibernation and talks about committing to a daily one thing and how deep an effect that can have on our wider lives.
- Skating to Antartica by Jenny Diski
- Teach Us to Sit Still by Tim Parks
#622: Re-embracing the Energy Diary
In which Michael talks about how, after a number of years, he's decided to experiment with re-embracing keeping an Energy Diary.
#621: I'm British so I need to talk about the weather!
In which Michael does a very British thing and talks about the weather, which has been particularly dramatic in his little Welsh west coast town.
