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Favourite books

The top shelf of books in my study has the books that have had the most impact on me or that I have enjoyed reading the most.


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The joy and dilemma of reading

I read a lot of books. Last year I read over 50 books and this year I am heading towards 40 books.


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What is different?

Every Monday morning as part of our stand up meeting we ask a “question of the day”. A designated victim person chooses a question that each team member gets to answer. This week the question that was asked was:


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Letting go is hard

Last weekend our daughter started on the next part of her life journey. We dropped her off at Exeter University as she is about to embark on a four year adventure studying psychology.


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Istrian holiday notes and tips

We recently spent just under two weeks visiting Croatia and in particular the Istrian peninsular. These are my notes and thoughts from the holiday.


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Always agreeing

When interviewing a potential candidate recently I asked them the difference, in their opinion, between the way a consultant/contractor engages with a company and a full time employee.


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Advice, warnings and genetic algorithms

In the Knowledge Project podcast with Adam Robinson there is an interesting observation about warnings.


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Avoiding regrets

When my daughter was at nursery I missed a show she was in. Unknown to me, she had the leading role and I missed it because of a work meeting.


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I rely on RSS

I rely on RSS (Really Simple Syndication) to keep me up to speed on what is happening in the world.


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Life changer

I was fortunate enough to meet someone who dramatically changed my life but didn’t know it. And when I met them I didn’t even get the chance to speak to them or say thank you.


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