There are moments when the correct response is action. There are also moments when action would only make things worse, and a small committee of ducks has already been formed to investigate. #gooderliving

Somewhere between confidence and confusion lies a highly productive state known as "probably fine". It has no documented procedures, but several impressive rumours. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Find something that has been unnecessarily complicated, simplify it by exactly one step, and then leave the area before anyone can assign you additional responsibilities. #gooderliving

There is great wisdom in knowing when to improve something, and even greater wisdom in recognising when it has already reached an acceptable level of nonsense. #gooderliving

When something goes slightly wrong, give it a moment before fixing it. There is always a possibility it will become significantly more interesting. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Photograph something unexpectedly excellent, then give the photo a filename that sounds like evidence in an investigation into an incident nobody can quite remember. Preserve it for future historians. #gooderliving

Some days require determination. Others require sitting quietly until the situation becomes embarrassed enough to improve itself. Both are legitimate techniques. #gooderliving

A perfectly reasonable plan can survive a small amount of nonsense. In fact, this is how most good plans acquire their personality. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Successfully use the phrase "this is considerably more complicated than the brochure suggested" in a conversation where it is technically accurate. #gooderliving

A surprising amount of life improves when you stop trying to make everything impressive. Some things merely need to work, make a reasonable noise, and remain legally classified as furniture. #gooderliving

There is wisdom in knowing when to stop pushing an idea uphill. There is also a man in regional Tasmania who has been pushing a wheelbarrow uphill since Friday morning and is now too committed to discuss it. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Encounter an entirely ordinary situation and quietly assess whether it would benefit from a small committee. Do not form the committee. #gooderliving

You don’t always need to understand a situation completely to proceed. Sometimes all you need is confidence, a packet of marshmallows and a functional clipboard. #gooderliving

Somewhere between a sensible decision and an inexplicable one lies a third option, quietly eating a sandwich and waiting to see what happens. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: At the next opportunity, take a completely ordinary sentence and add the phrase "pending parliamentary approval" to the end of it. Continue as normal. #gooderliving

A surprising amount of life is simply knowing which strange little thing can be safely ignored until tomorrow. #gooderliving

There is no shame in making a perfectly reasonable decision for reasons that would be extremely difficult to explain to a magistrate. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Notice that something is happening an hour earlier than expected. Accept this information without conducting an investigation. #gooderliving

There are days when everything seems slightly out of place. This is normal. The important thing is to keep going while quietly wondering who has moved the hallway. #gooderliving

A good plan does not need to be elaborate. It just needs to survive contact with reality, preferably without becoming a regional incident. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Notice something mildly inconvenient and give it the amount of attention normally reserved for a suspicious noise in an unfamiliar building. #gooderliving

You do not need to have everything figured out. Sometimes the correct approach is simply to identify the burning thing, deal with it, and submit an incident report to the nearest horse. #gooderliving

Some problems are best solved immediately. Others need to sit quietly in a corner until they understand what they have done. Eventually they may request a biscuit. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Find an ordinary situation and briefly consider whether it would benefit from the presence of a lighthouse. Email senior management with your findings. #gooderliving

A perfectly ordinary day can contain tiny victories, administrative nonsense, and one person somewhere confidently pressing the wrong button. Carry on accordingly. #gooderliving

There is no shame in changing your mind. Several excellent minds have been changed by sandwiches. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Pay for something using your card and, when there’s no mysterious little surcharge appearing at the end, quietly regard this as evidence that society may occasionally move in the correct direction. #gooderliving

There is no need to have everything figured out. A surprising amount of life can be navigated with reasonable intentions and one suspiciously specific hunch. #gooderliving

Some situations benefit from careful consideration. Others benefit from a shrug, a slight nod, and continuing in roughly the same direction. #gooderliving

Today’s challenge: Adopt the quiet confidence of someone who has just received extremely important information, despite having received absolutely no information whatsoever. #gooderliving