Mike Migas

Aug 19, 2024 | mikemigas.substack.com | Mike Migas

I wrote that addiction to work and working from home is a lethal combination. The solution - is to go away and remove ourselves from the environment. But that is not the only medicine. I forgot about the other one, which is having guests. For the past few days, Paulina’s mum and her younger sister have been staying with us (plus my mum over the weekend). Having guests over, at least at ours, means one wants to be a good host.

Aug 12, 2024 | mikemigas.substack.com | Mike Migas

Last week (5th of August), I had the 18th anniversary of moving to the UK, England. When I left Poland, I was 18—just after high school. I have now begun a period in which I will be a resident of this country longer than my birthplace. What does it mean? I don't know, but I ask myself this question a lot. (Obviously, the latest anti-immigration riots didn't help.)Perceptions and feelings are an interesting thing. I left in impressionable years when the environment shaped my worldview.

Aug 5, 2024 | mikemigas.substack.com | Mike Migas

Last year we travelled too much. Yes, I said it. Social media and Instagram sell the dream of travelling and working from a laptop. But after the last long-haul flight last December, I had enough of airports, planes, and sleepless nights (it takes me a night or two to be able to sleep in a new place). It's a 1st world problem. So what. We didn't travel this year at all, except for a short trip to Poland to see the fam. On the one hand, it was good.

Jul 8, 2024 | mikemigas.substack.com | Mike Migas

When I was 19, I tattooed the treble clef of my arm with the Latin phrase ‘there is nothing like change’. Yes, I was that guy (and still am). Even though the tattoo looks rubbish, and if I wasn’t scared of the pain, I would fix it up, I still believe in that mantra. Politics are tricky. It’s one of my interests outside of my work. I don’t necessarily follow daily news or dramas, but I am interested in geopolitical changes, systems, institutions, and how societies operate.

Jun 16, 2024 | mikemigas.substack.com | Mike Migas

No post last week as we were away in Poland, which was the first trip we took this year. Last year was full of travels - I calculated that we left Benji at dog-boarding for over 60 days total in 2023!After that, I had enough aeroplanes and airports. But!It was time to visit the family, especially since there were a couple of additions in the last few months (I mean babies).