About me

Hi, I'm Ian. I live in Dorset with my family and a dog that needs walking before breakfast whatever the weather. I've got a busy full-time job and more side projects than is probably sensible.

I started this channel (it was called Focus and Productivity back then) because I'd spent years trying productivity systems, and most of them made life harder, not easier. What stuck were the simple things. Writing down the one thing that has to happen today. Leaving gaps in the diary. Putting family time in the calendar, because it was always the thing that got squeezed when it wasn't there.

For me, productivity is there to help. If it feels like a burden, it's not working.

On A Balanced Life I share what I'm trying, what works and what doesn't. Lately that's been a lot about talking to AI and using voice to get things out of my head, alongside my notebooks, Notion and the morning walk on the heath.

I don't have it all figured out, and things still go wrong. But come along, try something, and let me know how you get on.

Get in touch: hello@abalancedlifefocus.com