Quarantine Dailies

#001 - Peter Irving in Austin, Texas - on working from home before and after the quarantine and the freedom of being an introvert

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As a freelance mobile developer, Peter is no stranger to working from home. 

But dealing with COVID-19 and self quarantining still changed the game.

In this catch up we discuss the highs and lows of working from home, having more time for creative endeavours, and the perks of being an introvert.

Highlights below, and you can also grab some blues guitar lessons with Peter at https://funkyrootsguitar.com/

Some highlights:

  • More time at home means perfect time to hone up on technical skills. Peter was able to go through a 7 hour course in the last week alone.  In the past, he learnt iOS and Flutter development on his own, using Udemy courses.
  • But there is also time to spend on creative endeavours, such as getting better on the guitar
  • Peter is also finding Friends and Family are open to good conversations over the phone, so he makes a point of having at least one good call a day
  • There is less pressure to go out and socialise - it's OK to stay home and do something hours on end

    • We geeked out about:

    • Fast Fourier Transforms, and how they can be used in signal processing, such as identifying the the note played when someone plays a chord on the Guitar. It's fascinating and powerful Maths stuff. If you're at all interested, you can read more about that here.
    • The Expanse, the sci-fi show Peter is loving on Amazon Prime
    • 2001 Space Odyssey - the book by Arthur C Clarke


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