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Here's a short story about Abd al-Rahman III and Day Crafting. He was the grandson of the Emir, who selected him from all potential...

Is your day a harmony or a discord? This isn't just poetic language. You have a finite amount of energy you can use during your day to...

Does the lack of time or fear of stepping out of your comfort zone prevent you from experiencing joy and remarkable days? This is a short...

Day Crafting is about developing the skills to use time meaningfully. It is the everyday art of making a good life. It is a set of...

Day Crafting is about developing the skills to use time meaningfully. It is the everyday art of making a good life. It is a set of...

What does self-care mean to you? Is it on autopilot or something you relish giving attention to? What problems do you encounter in your...

Front cover The Introductory Workbook has a charming, vintage feel, reminiscent of a craftwork manual from the 1970s or 80s, with just...

What five things could you craft into every day to help your life flourish? This simple intervention goes to the heart of the Day...

Wondering how Day Crafting can make your children's holiday days more organised and fun? Asking, 'What do you want to do today?' might...

Imagine a clock that told you personally when it was your best time during the day to do certain tasks, such as the optimum time to do...

I'm fortunate enough to control my schedule, so why does the 9 to 5 work ethic, among other influences, still loom and cast a shadow over...

Why is Day Crafting primarily concerned with shaping today, this day, as the way to a good life? I began coaching leaders over 20 years...

I know a 'lean systems' expert. Her role in aerospace manufacturing is to observe factory processes and find ways to improve efficiency....

Given that the human brain is constantly monitoring our energy budget and predicting our energy use and attempting to get us to balance output with restoration, it is perverse, but not altogether out of character, that the part of our brain that thinks it runs the show should come up with a notion such as, 'I'll rest when I'm dead'. Sometimes we choose to believe the dumbest ideas.

Last Wednesday, the power went off. It was planned. Someone from the power company told us this was going to happen from 9am, with power back estimated at 4.30pm. So, as a family all at home in lockdown, we scheduled a special day of doing a lot of unplugged things. Including going for a walk after lunch. When we got back at 2.30, the power was back on early ... so what did we do?

Have you heard of a stitching pony? Every craft has ubiquitous tools, the potter's wheel, the smith's anvil, the carver's chisel – and the leatherworker has the stitching pony which is used to grip the material. To the Day Crafter the tool used most often has to be intention setting.