You know that uncomfortable feeling when you've got a big project of some kind and there's always stuff you're waiting for, or needing to do, or worrying about... even if it's all under control, it's just all there in the back of your mind all the time? So I have that right now on FIVE… Continue reading Crawling forward, but at least it’s forward: 5 things 3.9.18

Working is supposed to be boost self-esteem, and it basically does, but spending your days reading and writing about the astonishing things being done by really young, really smart people all on the verge of changing the world is maybe not that helpful. Basically every startup there is is doing something with blockchain, or quantum. Nano… Continue reading This week I learned: 5 things 18.6.18

Although the new job officially starts in June, I've sort of started already – with half a day of handover behind me, and my first task (conducting a short interview for the website) lined up for this Thursday evening. What I haven't yet done is had a proper discussion about my hours. It's a full-time job… Continue reading Weebles wibble but they don’t fall down: 5 things 21.5.2018

We've just returned from a week in the south of England, and whether you read the post title as sarcasm or positivity, you're right. It was a week absolutely crammed with greater and lesser screw-ups, from the misplacing of vital items (or information) to communication failures and missed meetings. Everything was of course resolved, sometimes… Continue reading So that went well: 5 things 7.5.18