I filmed this one from a little cabin in the middle of Wales, sat next to a river, surrounded by trees. For two days I did… nothing. No headphones. No music. Barely even touched my phone.
And here’s the point: we need to stop.
- Properly stop.
- Do Nothing.
- Reconnect.
All that noise – social media, dashboards, alerts, notifications, Teams calls – it doesn’t mean anything compared to human connection. Humanity has existed for thousands of years without dashboards and “military grade AI security solutions.”
The tech is new.
Humans are not.
If you’re leading a team, stop sending yet another awareness email or phishing campaign. Forget the PowerPoint in the portal. Go and sit down with someone. Show them how a password manager works. Talk to them about what matters. That’s how learning happens. That’s how trust is built.
Because when the cyber-attack comes, the servers don’t fix themselves. The silicon doesn’t recover the backup.
Humans do.
Humans are the ones who’ll stay late to fix things if you’ve built enough trust and goodwill. Cybersecurity is about people, not dashboards.
Stopping is also about resilience. Out here, with no 4G or Netflix, I rediscovered mental space. I ate better. I slept better. I could think more clearly. Doing nothing isn’t wasted time – it’s how you reset.
So here’s my challenge:
- Stop.
- Step away from the noise.
- Ask yourself what really matters.
Is it another metric on a screen, or your family, your best mate, your team?
- Pick up the phone.
- Give someone a hug.
- Sit with your engineers.
- Laugh, cry, connect.
Because when all the noise is stripped away, what’s left – and what’s always mattered – is us.
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