https://scottflear.com/essays/ Scott Flear is a Welsh founder building ParrotPal, Turtle Method and LeanShield: practical health technology focused on behaviour, strength and better long-term outcomes. en-GB Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/why-strength-matters-more-than-looking-smaller/ https://scottflear.com/why-strength-matters-more-than-looking-smaller/ Weight loss can make a body lighter without making it stronger. That is not the result I want us to celebrate. Health Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/what-leanshield-is-trying-to-fix/ https://scottflear.com/what-leanshield-is-trying-to-fix/ Weight loss apps tell you whether the number went down. LeanShield is being built to ask a harder question: what are you losing? Building Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/the-scale-does-not-get-to-decide-your-day/ https://scottflear.com/the-scale-does-not-get-to-decide-your-day/ Use the number. Do not hand it control of your mood, your actions or the rest of the day. Mindset Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/one-day-at-a-time-without-the-woo-woo/ https://scottflear.com/one-day-at-a-time-without-the-woo-woo/ You do not need to solve your whole life this morning. You need a day you can live properly and repeat. Notes Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/the-easy-life-is-not-always-the-good-life/ https://scottflear.com/the-easy-life-is-not-always-the-good-life/ A note on the Choice of Hercules, useful difficulty and why pleasure is a poor compass. Book notes Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/annual-review-2022/ https://scottflear.com/annual-review-2022/ A candid review of 2022 covering business, family, health, mistakes, progress and the priorities I carried into the next year. Essay Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/richard-price/ https://scottflear.com/richard-price/ The story of Welsh philosopher Richard Price and what his international influence can teach modern Wales about ideas, liberty and ambition. Wales Tue, 17 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/the-art-of-world-wisdom/ https://scottflear.com/the-art-of-world-wisdom/ Detailed notes on Baltasar Gracian's The Art of Worldly Wisdom, covering judgment, timing, character, restraint and dealing with people. Book notes Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/future-of-wales/ https://scottflear.com/future-of-wales/ An argument that the future of Wales depends on economic ambition as well as politics, with ideas for building a wealthier, more confident country. Essay Wed, 26 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/the-four-agreements/ https://scottflear.com/the-four-agreements/ Notes on The Four Agreements and its practical lessons about language, assumptions, criticism and taking responsibility for your own response. Book notes Tue, 16 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/annual-review-2020/ https://scottflear.com/annual-review-2020/ A candid review of 2020: building Turtle Method, family, health, lessons learned and the questions shaping the year ahead. Essay Thu, 31 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/mans-search-for-meaning/ https://scottflear.com/mans-search-for-meaning/ Notes and reflections on Viktor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning, suffering, responsibility, purpose and choosing how to respond. Book notes Sun, 27 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/how-to-think-like-a-roman-emperor/ https://scottflear.com/how-to-think-like-a-roman-emperor/ Detailed notes on Donald Robertson's How to Think Like a Roman Emperor and the practical Stoic lessons I took from Marcus Aurelius. Book notes Tue, 08 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/war-of-art/ https://scottflear.com/war-of-art/ Detailed notes on Steven Pressfield's The War of Art, resistance, procrastination and the discipline required to do meaningful work. Book notes Thu, 26 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/how-to-live-on-24-hours-per-day/ https://scottflear.com/how-to-live-on-24-hours-per-day/ Notes on Arnold Bennett's How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, with practical ideas for using ordinary time more deliberately. Book notes Wed, 28 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/cobra-kai-life-lessons/ https://scottflear.com/cobra-kai-life-lessons/ Thirty-eight lessons from Cobra Kai about discipline, identity, courage, friendship, leadership and choosing what kind of person to become. Essay Thu, 01 Oct 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/napoleon-lessons/ https://scottflear.com/napoleon-lessons/ Thirty-four lessons from Napoleon Bonaparte on preparation, speed, leadership, ambition, communication and the cost of overreach. Essay Tue, 28 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/simplicity/ https://scottflear.com/simplicity/ Why simplicity and timing beat needless complexity, with lessons from military history, business, products and everyday decision-making. Essay Sat, 18 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT https://scottflear.com/solopreneur/ https://scottflear.com/solopreneur/ Why founders should learn to operate independently before building a team, and how a solopreneur mindset creates a more resilient business. Essay Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT