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Read The best and worst

The best and worst

I have been to see two musicals in London in the last few months - one was the best and one was the worst I have ever seen.

Read Cut to gain

Cut to gain

In 2018, Andrew Barnes’ company, Perpetual Guardians, permanently introduced a four day week (FDW). The staff would get 100% pay but work 80% of the time as long as they hit 100% of their …

Read Do your best

Do your best

My daughter finishes her A Level exams today. Let’s just say she can’t wait to get them over and done with. She has worked incredibly hard over the last month or so; in fact over the last …

Read Bad estimation

Bad estimation

Estimation is a very difficult task - depending on what is being estimated.

Read Delete your meetings

Delete your meetings

Could you be bold enough to delete all the meetings in your calendar?

Read Start of the Ashes

Start of the Ashes

I watched a day, well some of a day, of Ashes cricket between England and Australia in 1989.

Read Thank a teacher

Thank a teacher

Teachers can make a huge difference - in both a positive and a negative way.

Read Be surprised

Be surprised

When I am developing software I build an internal mental model of how I expect things to work. As I learn more I tweak that model - or if it is not working as I expect then I tweak the code to match …

Read Art - theft, forgery and wow

Art - theft, forgery and wow

I am not an artist and I have limited knowledge of art but I recently enjoyed a TV series and I am currently reading a book related to the subject.