I have mostly been working from my dad's workshop for the last week.

Maybe it is my upbringing but I always try to be on time for things.

I have been visiting my parents in Devon recently and working from there. It makes a nice change of scenery - I can work during the day and visit places out of hours as well as obviously spending time with them.

I read a lot but this post is about being encouraged to stop reading.

How do you design a product that is going to be used by a lot of people?

It is easy to take things and people for granted.

We are not a family that likes to just sit on the beach. We may spend a little time doing that - everyone needs to relax - but we tend to prefer doing and seeing things.

In the book Excellent Advice for Living, Kevin Kelly identifies the importance of habits.