I’ve been out of work now for just over a week and one thing I’m finding hard is losing that schedule of a 9 to 5 job, especially if you had client contact and lots of meetings like I did. I had a hybrid role, somewhere between Technical Consultant and Solutions Architect and was alwaysContinue reading “The importance of scheduling your day when you’re out of work”
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Cutting back on news and social media is good for my mental health
I don’t have to remind anyone about the current state of things but even before all of this kicked off I was struggling with news and social media consumption. I went two weeks with little social and no news and felt all the more calmer and consistent for it. This week however I checked TwitterContinue reading “Cutting back on news and social media is good for my mental health”
Tips for working from home
I’ve been struggling to find the motivation to write about things like iPads with everything going on but thought I could be useful with some tips for working from home. As someone that’s been home based for a while here are a few things I try to follow If you have a smart watch (orContinue reading “Tips for working from home”
Swapping social media for creativity
I’ve noticed in the past (and rewriting this post as a reminder) that if I want to create more I need to swap my Twitter habit with a creation one. I’m finding that in downtime that I’m scrolling my feeds in Twitter or Reddit instead of doing something to benefit my mental health like playingContinue reading “Swapping social media for creativity”
Don’t worry about engagement on your blog
I’ve fallen into a bit of a trap after a great month stat wise in January to now seeing a 60% drop in traffic since and feeling down about my creative endeavours. But weirdly swapping to Tweetbot and not seeing engagement has actually helped me realise the blog is about getting stuff out of myContinue reading “Don’t worry about engagement on your blog”
Being consistent
Being consistent is something I’ve always struggled with, I have flourishes of being really good and moments of being terrible. I’m not just talking about writing on my blog but in general. I’ll have a good spell with my mood and have a positive effect on the world around me then I’ll have a bigContinue reading “Being consistent”
How I’ve felt with a week off Twitter and YouTube
This started as soon as Disney+ came out, see we don’t have it in the UK. I jokingly thought that with my love of Star Wars and the fact I don’t want The Mandalorian spoiled for me I’d see how long I could stay off various platforms. First up I’ll address the worst offender- YouTube.Continue reading “How I’ve felt with a week off Twitter and YouTube”
The Cortex Theme System Journal
I’m trying an experiment of using a paper journal. DayOne has let me down recently and to be honest I’ve been looking at going back to pen and paper for a while. I’ve settled on the theme system. I’m not ready to share my setup just yet but I’ll update you on how I’m gettingContinue reading “The Cortex Theme System Journal”
A change of focus (taking a step back)
I’m feeling a little burned out by technology at the moment and I’m having a bit of a rethink about where I put my creative energy. Now the iPhone has such a great camera for video I’m debating changing my focus to video, maybe going back to the days of music related content. I don’tContinue reading “A change of focus (taking a step back)”
Heads up
It’s not until I stopped using all social media on my iPhone and tried to triage with my Apple Watch that I realised how many people around me have their heads down in a phone. Even at things like swimming lessons with my family I am realising how short some of our attention span haveContinue reading “Heads up”
