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Media in 2023
A year of mediaA Year of Reading 2022
A year of reading2021 Reflections
Big changes, new starts and endingsPractical Calculated Columns in Sharepoint
I’ve been working in SharePoint lists a lot over the last year and have finally gotten round to writing up something I’ve found useful. I’ve written it up in the spirit of sharing that the web is so great for.
Rugby Biographies Lockdown Project
I read a load of Rugby Biographies on a whim.2019 Reflections
I’ve previously written about my method of logging tasks, and notwithstanding the limitations of just focusing on tasks, I’ve found it enlightening to reflect back on what the data is telling me about what I’ve been spending my time on in 2019. I’m sure reflection is good for you, but like dieting and focus, I struggle to do it. I’ve enjoyed others’ weeknotes, but have dropped out of the habit - perhaps a more chart based approach might give me a good base to build some narrative on. So here goes.
2018 Reflections
So common as to be a cliché, here are some of my reflections from the last year that I hope will help me process what has been a particularly interesting year professionally.
Leaving my comfort zone
I’ve recently volunteered to take part in a JISC funded project around developing data dashboards. This blog post is my way of making sense of what I did, how it went and what I learnt. Before I talk about my efforts I need to explain a little about the context. The two organisations supporting this activity are
Todo list system
How I use the TODO.txt ‘system’ to get things done.
2017 in lists
I consumed some media this year. I’ve listed some of the things that stood out. I’ll probably consume some more next year.
World Sketchnote Day 2016
As it’s World Sketchnote Day 2016 tomorrow, I couldn’t let it go by un-mentioned. Looks like it will be a day full of enthusiasm and evangelism for sketchnoting.