This week, I have learned: I don't sleep well in hotel rooms. I wake up early. I struggle to get back to sleep. I spend the next day feeling ratty. The audiobook version of Elon Musk's biography did help a bit, though. It's soooooo boring. Too much detail. Not enough colour. Apart from the sleep, … Continue reading Weeknote 664: Manchester
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Yesterday's coffee companion is a generalist. We talked about... Testing products Our respective career paths, and squiggly ones T-shaped and comb-shaped people The challenge of being a generalist in the specialism of big corporations Using playful techniques in work The sense of imposter, and whether that's just an occupational hazard for the generalist (who isn't … Continue reading 138th of 100
Today's coffee companion is a coffee-drinking professional. We talked about: the challenges for the neuro-divergent and their parents building self-supporting communities and initiatives the uniqueness of Guernsey, and the pros and cons of island life being able to get to people in positions of power quickly recent experiments and experiences with generative AI the tendency … Continue reading 137th of 100
This week I have learned: two weeks off at Christmas is a good thing. It gives a chance to properly stop, rest, and be refreshed upon return. Traveling and spending time with good friends and family helped too. the new year has started in a somewhat fragmented fashion - nothing bad, just lots of bits, … Continue reading Weeknote 663: back to it
Yesterday's coffee companion is a thinking magician. We talked about: the experience to date of 135 coffees lunch clubs, and the importance of meeting new people without an agenda the constraints of working life and organisations whether work is a series of roles to be played or not making oneself obsolete as a primary job … Continue reading 136th of 100
A new year, a new set of coffees. Today's coffee companion builds software products. We talked about: the wonderfully laid-back world of Ubud the amount of worshipping that goes on in general in Bali dodgy Uber drivers in Turkey my first year and a half at Equal Experts the current plans for Business Meerkat The … Continue reading 135th of 100
This year I have learned... The joy of an electric bike... I'm fairly sure that my partner thought that getting an electric bike was a mid-life crisis. She might well be right, but I occasionally think about the neighbour in the house opposite who is rebuilding a 1980s Porsche and think "No, that's a mid-life … Continue reading Weeknote 662: Yearnote 2023
Yesterday's coffee companion builds things, and sometimes they are musical. We talked about: being in a position to take some time out to work out what to do with one's life the Protestant Work Ethic (other religions' versions are available) being at the core of a business rather than a supporting function how hierarchy-less organisations … Continue reading 134th of 100
This week I have learned: that Paul Armstrong does pull together the loveliest of events. This week's mini-TBD was great - a handful of fascinating speakers talking about an interesting subject, a few folk I knew, and a few I didn't. I'm constantly surprised by how many organisations still haven't taken to the idea of … Continue reading Weeknote 661 – TBD
This week I have learned... it hurts a bit when a client says that they don't want to work with you any more. Even if it's just economics. Even if it's not just you and other suppliers are also being shown the door. Even if it all makes some sort of logical sense. It's inevitable … Continue reading Weeknote 660: testing
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