My eldest daughter – 15 years old – is doing some long range career planning and she’s been really struggling to find something she really likes. It’s not that she doesn’t enjoy school – she likes most subjects, and is predicted to get a good crop of A and A*’s. Her...
My Dad (David John Richards) died on Monday the 26th of November 2007 at around 9pm in Lincoln Hospital. After a long illness initiated by inoperable throat cancer, but in the end an accumulation of a number of factors. The hospital staff were great and Dad’s sister, brother in law...
On the flight home yesterday I was thinking about how I manage my time, and relaxing in a Cafe after a long walk I thought I would jot down some notes. First a little about me and my job: I am currently in a vision and strategy role, but really...
For most of my working life I have really enjoyed my work and put in a lot of hours, but my recent illness has resulted in me working probably an average of 6 hours a day over the last 3 years and it’s resulted in a significant shift in my...
I posted a quick update on my experiences with home working yesterday, but thought I would provide some additional details, particularly in terms of my technology setup and some of the technology shortcomings. First off, when I work from home I really don’t want to be tied to my desk...
I consider myself to be very lucky to work from home. Because my medical condition makes it difficult for me to travel at least a couple of times a week and I feel too ill to work for at least a few hours most days only a decade ago I...
I am currently changing my approach to spending money, in the most obvious, (in hindsight) way.
First I did an audit of how I spend my time, then I looked at how much I could improve my level of enjoyment or productivity by investing money in support of each activity. I also looked for new activities that I could add to my life if I spent some money.
I ended up with a fairly simple list in order of Return On Investment. Without going into all of the details here are a few of the outcomes:
– I have sold a whole load of old gadgets on eBay, because I only used them for a couple of hours a month
– I reaffirmed my decision not to spend any money on cars for a long time, my current car get used for about an hour a week, although my wife uses her’s more, so we won’t be investing in a second car when hers gives up in a few years time.
– I invested in some great walking gear and swimming gear because that’s an activity I do every day and I want to maximise my enjoyment and minimise the …
A colleague of mine recently asked me what my IT research interests are. It got me thinking; I am interested in lots of things, but only a few that I am prepared to put serious time and effort into. Here they are: Personal Knowledge Management Team communication, collaboration and co-ordination,...