Category: Weeknotes

This week I have learned: after a week completely based at home, three days in London, two of which were at an off-site with dozens of colleagues, came as a bit of a cognitive shock. Lovely to see everyone, though! a couple of people dropped me a line yesterday to say that introductions I had … Continue reading Weeknote 672: out and about

This week I have learned: After a week on the road, a week spent exclusively at home feels odd. But there's been lots of head-down writing work to do, which is really hard in an open-plan office. I'm too easily distracted. That's odd, isn't it? And so counter to the untrusting stereotype of RTO calls, … Continue reading Weeknote 671: at home

This week I have learned: that the Royal Geological Society in London has one of the most "No, we are closed, go away" front doors in London. They are, though, open and the library inside the building is a joy to behold. the importance of spending time in inspirational locations. The RGS followed by the … Continue reading Weeknote 669: TBD

This week I have learned: the sad news that my "football dad" Roger passed away after many years of ill health. In the 1970s, growing up in Watford, something magical was happening in the town which, to be blunt, lacked any sense of identity plonked as it was on the outskirts of great London. That … Continue reading Weeknote 668: Rog

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