Back to reality: new job!
Well, I finished my first (half) week at a new job this shortened week lead up to Easter. I picked a good start week to ease back into work after about 6 months of travelling and touring. It’s good...
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Welding.. Africa style!
When resources and materials are scarce ingenuity steps in to fill the gap. Ladies and gentlemen: a homemade welding rig: Now THAT is a transformer! If I want some welding done on whatever “mad-max”...
View ArticleThe 4 ways sound affects us (TED talk)
Watching TED on my phone on the bus yesterday and this one reminded me of some workplace experiences that have been less than suitable for getting work done. A few years back (ok a handful of years...
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Acadamia vs business *sigh*
Those “cool bits” of functionality on a project you occasionally get to sink your teeth into at work usually turn out something like this. XKCD nails it again: acadamia vs business
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Productivity: Eating Elephants at work
How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. It’s one of those sayings to encourage people to break things down into smaller tasks, but I came up with a little visual idea for dealing with the “too...
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Correct corporate seating posture
A old article on “straight backs bad for posture” posted by a friend on facebook reminded me of the picture I had used in one of my weekly news “roundups”. Those friends of mine who used to receive my...
View ArticleMotivation (illustrated and videoed)
It’s been quiet on my blog for a while (more on that later), but I figure this is worth sharing. I watched this talk on the surprising nature of motivation as a standard TED talk (guy out front of...
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