Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned... you can make a bunch of assumptions about the environment in which you will present these days. Still, you'll probably underestimate how overly complicated meetings in a hybrid world will be. You can't guarantee anything, no matter what. there's nothing quite like being able to proffer a point of view … Continue reading Weeknote 668: pitched

This week I have learned: Presenting is nerve-wracking. Even more so when you are put into specifically constrained conditions. Pitch presenting is very nerve-wracking. It'd be more accurately described as a viva. I've again been spending a bit of time using ChatGPT as a coding partner. It's interesting how things that you think should surely … Continue reading Weeknote 667: presenting

This week I have learned... eventually they break you, the spreadsheets. They get into your head. You dream about them. Spreadsheeting is not real work. There, I said it. I have a potential new outlet for my cards, and I will dust down and play with a bunch of old ones again. Did I mention … Continue reading Weeknote 666: The weeknote of the beast

This week I have learned... OMG. For the first time in an age, I didn't get to do a weeknote last week. It was busy, what can I say? Turns out I just forgot to press "Publish"... The busyness is mostly due to several client proposals being in flight concurrently. I love shaping new work … Continue reading Weeknote 665: missed a week

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

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

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

This week I have learned: designing a workshop which was then run without me was successful, but also a strange experience of creating one's own FOMO. I really enjoy designing and running workshops. To not be present to see how it all panned out was very strange, but has taught me new levels of preparation. … Continue reading Weeknote 659: Remotely