Thank you Derek Sivers and MacSparky for the idea of this “Now” page.
I do not like posting my status on social media, but this page gives me a place to check in, like I would when catching up with a friend.
- Updated: March 2026
- AI: I have AI FOMO. Currently using Gemini as main. My most frequent daily use of it is to get YouTube videos and Substack posts summarised. If I am intrigued, I begin a chat with Sebastian my agent (gem) for this specific purpose. Sebastian is Sebastian because of Heidi which I used to watch as a young boy. My other gems are:
- Wren (trained on Warren Buffet and Peter Lynch) for investing,
- Claire (trained on this website) for blogging help,
- Salman (books and reading club help, no training) where I discuss all the books I read, generate questions for the book club,
- Dr Patel (light training on health issues) for all my health questions and data,
- Hector (my chess partner) for helping me improve,
- I also use an updated Google Notebook to keep all my finance reports in to ask questions, otherwise Wren is too slow
- Reading: My Classics (fiction) bookclub is on. We just finished Pride and Prejudice and starting The Odyssey now before the new film comes out
- Writing: Got 2 posts I’m working on which might not be completed. One on Dubai which I visited for the first time in September. One on Turin and football (why I don’t like it as much as I used to). Finished editing my wife’s 50th birthday present book, turned out very well. I finished the first draft of my father’s biography
- Music: Regular singing lessons ongoing, regular piano and ear training as well. I no longer take guitar lessons, piano took over but I was hugely motivated by a concert I went to this week (Şakalı Akustik)
- Movement: Still boxing but only once a week these days. Plus some indoor cycling and running around the neighbourhood