Where did all those dreams go?
Finishing off the last of my marking for the semester, I found myself in that curious position of having become so used to having a… Read More »Where did all those dreams go?
productivity
Great ideas and mundane work, part 2
One of the downsides noted in some research into flexible working that I read earlier this year is that people who are at work can… Read More »Great ideas and mundane work, part 2
Great ideas and mundane work
I recently re-read Alex Soojung-Kim Pang’s Rest (2016), which was a major influence in what I wanted to achieve from life and work when I… Read More »Great ideas and mundane work
Running out of time or running out of energy?
The past month or so has been one of the busiest times of the year for my academic position. I’ve consequently spent a lot of… Read More »Running out of time or running out of energy?
Staff turnover vs career portfolios
The May/June 2020 issue of IEEE Software has Darja Šmite and colleagues writing about the problem of staff turnover in software development projects, particularly when… Read More »Staff turnover vs career portfolios