To be honest, I'm not entirely sure.

I'm a husband, a father and an entrepreneur who loves design, photography and telling stories in real life. I find myself mulling a wonderfully bewildering range of topics all the time. So I created Field Notes as a place to jot down the things I’m learning, photographing and thinking about in business, life, and the random spaces in between.

It's not advice. There is no explicit focus or goal. It really is just a notebook that is nothing like Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok or LinkedIn. In fact, I break out in hives just typing those names. So I have tempered any expectations of likes, pokes or pseudo-friends, and have opted instead for beautiful silence.

If you like something you see or read, you're welcome to send me a note and I'll do my best to respond. Perhaps we'll start a 1-to-1 conversation, like two normal humans who miss the days when conversations, pats on the back and messages of appreciation didn't need to be shared in front of 35,000 strangers to have value.

Every now and then I may send out an email newsletter. It may contain a piece of writing, an idea or some photography. I only want to send it to people who are curious to read it. If that’s you, that's excellent. You're welcome to sign up below.

I make no promises about how often I'll write. Field Notes will appear when I have something worthwhile to share and remain distinctly silent when I don't. If it ever stops being useful to you, please unsubscribe. We're all fighting an onslaught of content desperately trying to grab our attention. You don't need my emails adding to it.

Paul