Using shared spaces: the version that fits a real home
Most people do not fail at using shared spaces from misunderstanding it. They fail because understanding is not doing. What follows is the doing…
Rules for parcel collection: costing it honestly
Let us set the limits of rules for parcel collection first: it reliably improves never hunting for things, and it does not deliver overnight.…
Coordinating a lift retrofit: the wrong order wears you out
Anyone who has spent time on coordinating a lift retrofit has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Limits of neighbourly help: for people with no spare time
Separate two things in limits of neighbourly help: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Preventing objects thrown from height: how to tell you are doing it right
There is plenty written about preventing objects thrown from height and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by…
Effects of subdivided flats: how to start and how to keep it
Separate two things in effects of subdivided flats: the outcome you want and the action you can sustain. When the gap is too wide, shrink the action…
Joining community events: the version that fits a real home
Anyone who has spent time on joining community events has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Looking out for an older neighbour: how to tell you are doing it right
Advice on looking out for an older neighbour tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some…
When a dispute escalates: five common misreadings
Anyone who has spent time on when a dispute escalates has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is not…
Managing a rented-out unit: when a professional should step in
There is plenty written about managing a rented-out unit and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done by the shoe…
Mapping local resources: the version that fits a real home
If you only read one paragraph, read this: mapping local resources depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time. Arrange…
Volunteering locally: when a professional should step in
Most people want volunteering locally to make things better. The workable version of that goal is steadier: a floor you can hit on a bad day.…
Settling into a long-term home: from messy to orderly
If you only read one paragraph, read this: settling into a long-term home depends on how the situation is set up, not on how you feel at the time.…
Approaching a noise problem: the wrong order wears you out
If you have already tried approaching a noise problem and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…
What to do about clutter in shared halls: how to tell you are doing it right
Put what to do about clutter in shared halls back into a real week, with overtime, travel and days you cannot be bothered. Any plan that only…
Telling neighbours about renovation: the wrong order wears you out
Anyone who has spent time on telling neighbours about renovation has a failure story: a strong start, a collapse in the middle, then silence. This is…
Solving a pet nuisance: when a professional should step in
If you have already tried solving a pet nuisance and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an environment…
Where parking disputes end: five common misreadings
Advice on where parking disputes end tends to split in two: impossibly complex, or sold as one click. Reality sits between. It needs some patience…
Channels for talking to management: how to tell you are doing it right
There is plenty written about channels for talking to management and little you can act on. This piece stays concrete: every action can be done in…
What a residents' committee does: when a professional should step in
If you have already tried what a residents' committee does and dropped it, the fault is usually in the setup: a starting point set too high, an…