January 31, 2021
I think it was Grade 10 or 11 and I was reading a book by Farley Mowat – perhaps Never Cry Wolf? To be honest, I can’t remember. But what I do remember is this one line that he wrote in it that went something like this (paraphrasing) – “When it’s cold outside, it’s the only time we can feel alive.” It’s cold outside. I can vouch for this and it’s a great feeling.
January 30, 2021
The Master Plan. The weeks of bug fixing. The final project push. Taking ownership of your work. Learning a new language. Creating a new learning hack. Building a new program. Whatever it is you are doing, the best moment, is when it clicks, when it comes together. It doesn’t mean you are done, it simply means that it’s possible, that their is light and now the heavy work can start. That’s the go ahead that we’re all looking for, when can the heavy work begin.
January 29, 2021
I had a horrible mic experience this past week recording and an episode of Remotely Prepared – turns out my mic defaulted to the wrong one and when I listened to the recording. It sounded like I was four tunnels below the surface, eating a sandwich. Not exactly the pristine quality we were hoping for. After realizing we would have to re-record, I then went through the arduous task of disabling mics I don’t use (since I have a solid boom mic) and doing test recordings in both Audacity and ZOOM – to make sure things worked the way they
January 28, 2021
If you want to be the most for your team and help them get the succeed. The best way to do that is to learn their habits. How do they learn best? What tools help them work? What distractions are in their way? What do their schedules look like? Who do they work best? All of these questions (and more) help you put that picture together on how you can help your team and what they need from you. When you figure all that out, you have a picture, a view and a direction in what you should be doing
January 27, 2021
No matter how interesting the subject or how much I want to dive into it. Every time I start a new book the process is still the same – skip to the end and see how long it is. Even if it’s one I’m dying to read, the onset of reading a book is always a bit daunting to me – as though I’ll never get there, never make it – so why bother. This has actually prevented me from reading in the past to the point that I would have books pile up on my desk. I didn’t know
