Ordered a couple of books from Derek Sivers this morning. I’ve opted for the hardbacks for durability. Nice to have the digital versions included in the price of the physical copies as well.
If today’s venture into the office was anything to go by, then you can keep it. Commuting in was fine, but the office was such a dark and grey environment when compared to my home office. Long may working from home continue.
I am heading into the office this morning to pick up a new laptop. It’s the first time in 18 months that I have had to do the morning commute. Even though it’s not as crowded as it used to be, I don’t miss it.
Disappointed to hear that Nock is winding down its retail store. I managed to grab a couple of Hightower cases before all the store stock disappeared. One as a backup replacement for my current Hightower and the other, a Christmas present for my youngest.
My youngest drew me a picture of Discworld’s best wizard, Rincewind. Thanks Drew!
Pumpkin picking over at Cupar today. Thankfully the weather was in our favour.
When we moved into current house, we had three oak trees across the street.
A few years ago, they had to cut one down as it was dead. Today, they’re cutting down the remaining two for the same reason.
I know they need to be cut down for safety reasons, but still sad to see.
Great day with Jen and the boys walking around Luss on the shores of Loch Lomond. It helped to clear the cobwebs.
The family has upped their Hobonichi Techo Planner order to three this year. One for me, one for Jen and now one for our oldest Ethan.
Build paths first
Michael Wade explains the sidewalk rule and why we should build paths first.
Keeping things simple and action-oriented is difficult and yet if that orientation is not present from the start, it may be too late. Territory may already have been seized and boundaries drawn.
— The Sidewalk Rule
In a recent project, I took the advice of another team when setting up a new project and categorising the work involved based on a template this team used. In doing so, I complicated the project before it even began. I should have built paths first before building sidewalks.