Essentialism was an interesting book to read while reflecting on the last year and planning for the next. My plan for next year is defined by: doing less; focusing more; being kind to myself – all topics addressed to a greater or lesser degree by the book. The over-arching theme...
I’ve achieved a lot in 2014, but there are a few things that I’ve failed on, I’m intending to try and fix these. But I’m also planning to be a little kinder to myself; to reduce the number of objectives I have; to worry less about work; to leave more...
I already have so many books that I want to read, it’s difficult to justify adding new books to the list in 2015. Instead I’ve decided to work though my library and pick ones that I already have. This is nicely in keeping with the new found joy that I’ve...
In December last year I decided that this year was going to mark a change; a year that I needed to take seriously; to plan; and measure. This shift in my focus came for three big reasons: My health was starting to decline again, after a few years of improvement...
I’m having a bit of fun today with this post, in fact I intend to indulge myself on my blogs quite a bit over the next few weeks. I thought ruling the world was a good place to start – although I’m not really going to pretend that I rule...
I know I’m getting old, surprisingly this isn’t because my body has lots of aches and pains; because I’m forgetful; stuck in my ways; no – I know this because of how I spend my time. A recent study bought this home to me, it found: Retirees spend more than...
In recent years, especially in the USA, a few leading companies have introduced a policy of offering their staff ‘unlimited’ vacation time. At first this new policy innovation seems to have been greeted with enthusiasm, but it’s not turned out as well as expected. The intent seems to have been...
I work in end-user computing and we are pretty focused on improving personal productivity, mobile working and collaboration, but the irony is that for all the buzz about mobile working our users spend most of their time sitting down and it’s not good for them. For background I’ve linked to...