Dean Smith
Because overthinking deserves a homepage.
A collection of half-formed thoughts, essays, ideas, and passing curiosities about life, creativity, and everything in between. Entirely unnecessary, but here anyway.
Writing
- The Art of Doing Nothing: What Paris Gets Right About Lunch
- The Unintended Consequences of Progress: How Victorian Terraces Reveal the Limits of Design
- How Britain Industrialised Without Its Forests
- The Fall of the Hedgerow
- It Took Me 20 Years to Realise I Don't Need to Have It All Figured Out
- Silent Stress: The Hidden Cost of Always Being Online
- Reflections on a Meandering Career Path
- A Gentle Rebellion in a Porcelain Cup
- Evaluating Value: Resisting the Romance of Unnecessary Upgrades
- The Art of Disconnecting: Benefits and Challenges of a Month-long Holiday
- Facing Risk: How Comfort Held Me Back and How Stoicism Is Helping Me Break Free
- Embracing Imperfection and the Joy of Being Wrong
- Unlocking Career Success: The Power of Nunchi
- Side Hustle Revolution: Building Dreams Beyond the Office