I usually try to keep my weekends free for leisure and time off but I don’t think I’ll be able to do that this weekend. There’s just too many things on my to do list. This isn’t sustainable, I’m aware of that, I need to do a better job of organizing my time, especially since […]

What a difference actually planning a presentation makes. It’s definitely worth the effort and thought. I’ve half-assed presentations before, but there’s really no excuse for doing that. It’s the same as an essay with a deadline that is a while away, but if you get your ideas out into draft from early, it gives you […]

The only way to truly know if you want to do something or not is to do it. Without actual experience, any opinion on the matter is moot. Right now I’m drowning in deadlines, there’s so many things I have to do over the next few days. Deadlines are good because they keep you on […]

What would it take for you to go for a run in the rain? Those who saw my Instagram story this morning would have seen a post about an ominous sky. When I left the house, all I could see was a bright sky full of white clouds. I ran basically in one direction as […]

Moving to an increasingly online world means moving to an increasingly asynchronous world. Technology is enabling us to work at times that are comfortable for us, meaning both night owls and early birds should be happy. Meetings spent updating people on news are no longer necessary, send an email instead. In other words, time spent […]

I had been feeling the urge to get out and do Yamabushi training, and I’m happy to say that I’ll at least be able to do something like it on the first of July. Every year, they have a ceremony to celebrate the ‘opening’ of Mt. Gassan and this year I should be able to […]

If we want to encourage more women into positions of power, we first have to make those positions worthwhile doing. Of course they’re worthwhile in terms of benefits, but if we think about the amount of work that goes into them, I’m talking 80-100 hour weeks and the like, only really dedicated people, generally men, […]