In which Michael is feeling very tired and talks about making it as easy as possible to get our One Thing done.
#679: Dealing with fear: Hope for the good days but plan for the bad days
In which Michael answers a listener's question about how to deal with fear when planning a new project.
#678: Breakfast and a trip to the library
In which Michael is pleased to be in his car on a sunny spring morning and plans to make his One Thing for the day a trip to the library.
#677: Time travel, budgeting energy and asking for a little help
In which Michael talks about budgeting energy and asks for some help with spreading the word about his upcoming creativity sessions.
#676: On a day when a bath is all that's possible
In which Michael gets the date wrong (a sure sign that he is tired!) and talks about accepting that today is a day when having a bath and recording a podcast is all that is possible.
#675: Seeing things as they really are
In which Michael talks about the difficult subject of seeing and accepting how things are—and then making changes.
#674: An early evening podcast
In which Michael records a late episode of One Thing Today and admits to being a little grumpy!
#673: An in-car podcast
In which Michael records a podcast from his car on a sunny spring morning in Wales.
#672: Creating a "niggle jar"
In which Michael reports on getting a couple of tiny chores done that had been bothering him and suggests creating a "niggle jar".
#671: Why feeling low after finishing a project can be part of the creative process
In which Michael talks about how he is feeling a little low after finishing work on the reissuing of The Beany #1 and how a dip after finishing a project can be an understandable part of the creative process.
#670: A blueberry muffin for elevenses
In which Michael gets excited about having a blueberry muffin for elevenses, announces the availability of the anniversary edition of The Beany #1 and plans a couple of days break from work.
#669: Planning the week ahead
In which Michael brews his morning coffee, talks about his caffeine intake and plans his week ahead (and considers the rather radical idea of taking a couple of days off!).
#668: Being idle (with thanks to Tom Hodgkinson)
In which Michael pours his morning coffee and talks about how he has been enjoying some idle napping after reading Tom Hodgkinson's book, How To Be Idle.
#667: Revisiting the past via another drawing
In which Michael revisits the past once again today as he colours another drawing from his soon to be reissued illustrated journal, The Beany #2.
#666: Colouring in old drawings
In which Michael brews an early morning cup of coffee and talks about enjoying the slow pace of the moment as he continues to work on colouring old drawings for the anniversary editions of his illustrated journal, The Beany.
#665: Enjoying being inside your comfort zone
In which Michael talks about the importance of enjoying what we do, especially if we're limited in terms of energy.
#664: Proofreading (again)
In which Michael records today's episode form his studio sofa, looks out at a sunny spring morning and plans to make his One Thing for today some proofreading.
#663: The challenge of avoiding bad habits
In which Michael talks about hoping to avoid a bad habit that he has been repeating for the last couple of weeks.
#662: Brewing coffee and a little bit of news
In which Michael brews his morning coffee in preparation for today's creativity session and shares a little bit of news that he's excited about.
#661: A quick hello from bed
In which Michael records a brief evening podcast form bed.