Twelve serious books about leadership, management and business The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Made To Stick: Why some ideas take hold[…]
Every year I make some resolutions, and sometimes they stick and sometimes they don’t. (2014: 20% success rate, 2015: 0% success rate. 2016: at best, 33%, 2017: 50% 2018: 37.5%) In line with what I[…]
I woke up this morning, took the kids to school and then went back to bed, thinking I’d nap for an hour or two. I woke a few times, but didn’t get out of bed[…]
This afternoon I drove back to Tacoma for my second covid vaccination. It took about as long to drive there as last time (an hour) and as I went past the Tacoma Dome this time[…]
I walked the girls to school and then, as planned, went for a run. I expected it to be hard, I didn’t realise it was going to be so hard. I managed eleven minutes, running[…]
It was another warm day today and I was sore from climbing. The kids went to sleep easily and I hauled myself off to the pool to attempt to beat my previous record. This time[…]
I was grumpy all day, a combination of being tired and hot and not sleeping well, I guess. The heatwave has been quite the thing to deal with.
We got up early and packed, then drove up to Hurricane Ridge. I’d expected another woody trail beneath the treeline, but after fourteen miles of driving uphill we found ourselves in a snowy expanse, looking[…]
This morning the plan was to get doughnuts then drive up to Hurricane Ridge for a short hike. We managed the first part. Today’s doughnuts were from Sasquatch Donuts, a small, lightly decorated shop where[…]
A good thing about staying on the Olympic Peninsula is that jsntesd of having to rush to catch the ferry home, we could explore more. The downside is the bed in the Airbnb is terrible,[…]
The kids are on spring break for a week, and so with three days off work, we had our first holiday in Washington since we moved here. (We were away for August the year we[…]
I had a very early start this morning, with a 630 conference call. I’d been up until past midnight rage scrolling across the internet, so I wasn’t at my best. I struggled through that hour,[…]