Suffrago work, health, chaos. That’s been my life lately. Zero complaints.
This Sunday morning, at last, a moment to reflect — and blog. For many of the dozens of new subscribers, this will your first.
The Unspoken Weight of Entrepreneurs
Unless I’m immersed in my new hobby (gaming — more on that below), my mind is always on work.
Even in sleep. Even in deep conversations with people not about work, a part of my brain is thinking about work.
Only other entrepreneurs really understand this, I reckon.
It’s not just the relentless pressure — it’s ownership. You carry the whole thing on your shoulders: your team’s wages, your mission, your investors, your own survival and that of your family. And you carry it 24/7.
So: when someone sells a business for millions and makes the headlines, before you feel envious, ask yourself: would you have wanted their journey?
Years of uncertainty. Working while technically on holiday. Working while technically asleep.
It’s a chronic, silent burden. And very few people are built for it. I don’t know whether I am. My health suggests not.
How Fortnite Saved Me
A few weeks ago, my health really tanked again. My blood pressure was so unstable I had to lie down for 23 hours a day. Standing was risky. Walking was out. I did, though, make it to the local shop – just – but then I couldn’t really see, or think, or speak, so a neighbour drove me the 300m home, empty-handed.
Enter the online game Fortnite.
What started as a distraction became something deeper. For those of us stuck inside, exploring virtual worlds offers a strange kind of therapy. In the game, I could roam. See new places. Interact. Get “out” of the house. The game demanded my full attention, so I could finally stop thinking about work.
But something else happened, too. I realised I kept visiting the same fake places in the game — over and over again. Why?
Habit. Comfort. Pattern.
It made me wonder what I repeat in real life without noticing.
Living life on loop, Groundhog Day-style, saves mental energy, but we learn nothing new.
Gaming, it turns out, might be one of the best self-awareness tools going.
Other News (and Actual News)
The Quaker magazine The Friend recently published a piece about my work with Suffrago. You can read it here.
And for those local to Harrogate and Knaresborough — I’ve started recording short videos summarising the local news, spiced up with real polling and Suffrago stats. Huge thanks to Saints Coffee Shop for letting me film there.
You can find the videos here:
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