The Work Is Converging
Audiobook pre-order, clarity sessions, and new directions for Code Is Just
It’s been an intensely clarifying season, creatively, personally, and spiritually. Old commitments fell away naturally. I didn’t mourn them. I saw potential new paths ahead, but my grasping for them felt reflexive and half-hearted.
Over the last few months, as Code Is Just found its way into more hands than I ever expected, something began to shift in my work. The threads started to converge.
Today I want to share three short updates that mark the beginning of a new, authentic, and congruent phase of my life.
1. The CODE IS JUST Audiobook — Pre-orders are now live
Many of you have asked for an audiobook version of Code Is Just — read in my own voice. I’m happy to say that pre-orders are now open. I’ll be recording it over the coming days.
Pre-order price: £8
(Rises to £15 on release.)
A small note of appreciation:
If you paid the recommended price (or above) for the PDF/ePub, you’ll receive the audiobook for free upon release as a gesture of gratitude for your support.
2. I’m opening five 1:1 Clarity Sessions
Over the years — and especially recently — many of you have reached out privately for guidance: creative blocks, life transitions, career crossroads, meaning, purpose, and the deeper architecture beneath it all.
I’ve coached individuals and teams through PlayStation, Creative England, and elsewhere. Until now, I hadn’t offered this work privately. But the last few months have shaped me — sharpened me — and I’m choosing to open five one-to-one sessions for those who feel called to them, bookable between now and the end of November.
Sessions themselves can take place in December and beyond.
What this is:
A focused, 60-minute session where we go directly to the core of the block — creative, career, physical, spiritual, emotional, or strategic — and identify the next possible best step.
What you get:
• A deep-dive, one-to-one conversation
• A reframing of the real problem beneath the surface
• A clear next action
If ongoing work makes sense, we can discuss it after the session.
Pricing:
£150 per session.
I’m offering 30 minutes free to the first fifteen people who express interest.
(Only five full sessions will be accepted in this window.)
If you’d like details, simply reply to this email with “Clarity.”
3. The CODE IS JUST YouTube channel has launched
I’ve finally started the companion channel to this work — a place where I explore the meaning, impact, and inner landscape of video games for parents, players, and anyone curious about the worlds behind the worlds. Those of you who miss my contribution to the Remaster podcast will, I hope, be pleased to see this happen.
The first video is live:
🎥 Why Your Kids’ Games Matter More Than You Think
More to come soon, in Shā ’Allāh.
Thank you for reading, supporting, and walking this path with me. My work is entering a new phase — writing, teaching, coaching, and storytelling coming together in a way that finally feels unified.
More soon, especially as the audiobook gets closer.
— Shahid
Of course I will preorder the audiobook. You have a very soothing ASMR voice and quite frankly you're a role model for us all. Thank you for always taking time out for people - even that one mutual friend of ours in Brighton.