Doing things for the sake of it

On private joys

I realised recently I do little for the sake of it.

I try to watch the full moon rise once a month.

I fill a diary with mundane details of the day.

I often get into bed at 8pm and read.

But in the majority of things I do, I’m trying to accomplish something.

When I walk each day, it’s to reach 10,000 steps. When I write, it’s for a deadline, a pay cheque, an …