Field Notes For Modern Life

AI

Using Provocative Midjourney as a Simple Mindful Creative Practice

Create art with Midjourney using human intent, moodboards and prompts. A look at Signals After the Storm and why the process feels therapeutic.

blogging

The Thrilling Patagonia Special I’d Really Enjoy

A Top Gear-inspired Patagonia daydream: an electric-blue VW camper, two Fujis, my brother riding shotgun, and wildlife, light, and field notes.

Featured

Snap: A Popular Yorkshire Word That Feeds Happy Folk

Barnsley roots, a Yorkshire word, and a print on the wall: ‘snap’ as packed lunch slang, and the story behind my Editions Photography Yorkshire Collection.

writing Featured

Important 2025 Recap: Starting 2026 With Extra Colour

A 2025 recap through a Stoic lens, ending with a Christmas Eve walk from Little Venice to Paddington Basin and fresh photography goals for 2026.

sport

The Truth about Supporting Sheffield Wednesday through Dark Times

Sheffield Wednesday in dark times. A human story of exile, community, and the quiet resilience of fans who refuse to walk away.

Zeno: A Principled Man That Built an Unparalleled Philosophy

A mythical portrait of Zeno of Citium in Athens, showing how Stoicism turns hardship into clarity, character, and calm in a noisy world.

humanity

Fascinating Padre Skinner: Faith, Fastidious Care and Christmas Courage

A Christmas season portrait of Padre Leslie Skinner, Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry: a chaplain of faith, fastidious care, and selfless courage.

’Tis the Season of Good Will: Florence Nightingale, Faith, and the Courage to Heal

A Christmas message: what good will really means, through Florence Nightingale, where faith, cleanliness, and ordinary courage became a kind of healing.

Featured

Fantastic British Farms and the Real Cost of Quality Food

A grounded look at Clarkson’s Farm, farming margins, and what a £58 turkey crown reveals about the real cost of quality food in Britain.

blogging

Killer Perspective: Saving Time and Money with The Ghost Blogging Platform

A practical, writer-led guide to Ghost blogging. Platform comparisons, SEO basics, newsletters, memberships, and why Ghost suits independent writers.

life journal Featured

Life At The Edge: A British Antarctic Survey Q&A

British Antarctic Survey radio operator Michael Young talks life at Rothera, journey south, family sacrifice and witnessing climate change up close.

sport Featured

Sheffield Wednesday Takeover: A Warning from History

Sheffield Wednesday’s takeover saga shows how not to run a club. Administration, points deductions, fan boycotts and what good ownership should look like.

Back Behind The Lens With The Excellent Fujifilm X-T50

Writer and veteran Jon Woz returns to photography with the Fujifilm X-T50, turning London lunchtime walks and three lenses into mindful modern field notes.

culture

Field Notes Weekly: Clarity, Football and The Ways We Cope

A weekly round-up from Field Notes on clear thinking, World Cup 2026, Venezuela’s crisis, analogue life, London culture and our quiet dependence on oil.

AI Featured

Life Skills: When Technology Starts Thinking for Us

A reflective essay on AI, lost skills and why intuition still matters, told through Army memories and the story of the Vulcan 607 mission.

wellbeing

Mental Health Hack: It’s Essential To Ask For Help

Veteran writer Woz explains why he turned to Op Courage, challenging mental health stigma and encouraging honest conversations and support.

sport

FIFA World Cup 2026: Who is The Tournament Really for?

A Field Notes reflection on the FIFA World Cup 2026: soaring costs, long-haul travel and sustainability spin, and what it all means for ordinary fans.

conflict

Christmas, Lonely Venezuela and the Fragile Comfort We Crave

A Christmas field note linking Berlin 1987, Britain’s cost of living, Venezuela’s hyperinflation and Trump-era power politics with Russia and China.

technology

A Reflective Look Back at the Interesting Analogue World

A grounded reflection on life before digital. Lessons from 35mm film, VHS, Morse Code and the analogue world that help us slow down and see more clearly today.

wellbeing Featured

Introducing The Clear Thinking Handbook

Introducing The Clear Thinking Handbook. A practical, human guide to finding calm and clarity in a noisy world. Simple tools to help you stay steady every day.

culture Featured

London Culture: Insider Field Notes From The Vibrant City

Discover London culture through insider field notes: walks along the Thames, HMS Belfast, the Tower and everyday city moments, updated with photos and stories.

essay Featured

Field Notes Essay: The Myth Of The Simple Transition

A grounded look at why the energy transition is harder than people claim, and how our everyday habits keep us more dependent on oil than we realise.

war Featured

Fight for Survival: Ukraine Changed the Way I See War

A fictional first night of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and a reflection on remembrance, attention, and how close this war really is to our lives.

life journal

How To Navigate The Bubble Of The Square Mile

Reflections from a day in the City of London, where delayed trains, budget headlines and a distant war barely break the rhythm of commuting life.

life journal

Focus: Why We Need To Find More Head Space In 2025

Struggling to think clearly in 2025? Learn how constant news, notifications and digital noise hijack your attention, and simple habits to restore clarity.