Things I have learnt over time ...

Work in 2030

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6 min, 1012 words

There are two camps of people where I work; those who want to return to the office and those who want to remain working remotely. The former group tend to be those whose work involves spending most of the day talking to people (the "business" side of the company). The latter group tend to be those whose work is mostly focussed around thinking - or have family and enjoy the balance this approach affords. I fall into the latter camp on both counts.

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Categories: work

Future proofing

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2 min, 247 words

It is always tempting when buying or designing things to plan for the future; to add features that make your design or purchase "future proof".

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Categories: life

Capturing memories

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1 min, 183 words

A PhD student has created a way to capture conversations with hospice patients that their relatives can play back and listen to at any time later.

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Preparation meets opportunity

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2 min, 231 words

Another podcast ... I was listening to Guy Raz interview General David Petraeus on the "Wisdom from the top" podcast. Towards the end he made the observation that luck is where preparation meets opportunity. This implies the more prepared you are then the more "lucky" you will be when opportunities arise.

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Last House Standing

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2 min, 330 words

We had a guest speaker at church on Sunday, the son-in-law of our pastors. He spoke on the subject of "Last House Standing" - based on Matthew 7:24-27, the wise and foolish builders.

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Categories: life bible

Saving lives through design

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2 min, 219 words

A few years ago I had to do first aid training as part of the mandatory training for the youth football team I coached. This included learning how to use a defibrillator - something you obviously hope to never have to use. I was impressed how well it explained each step of what you need to do.

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