What have I been up to? I always feel like it is nothing, but it is clearly something I guess. Beyond the usual of doing the shopping, cleaning the house, and other trivialities of life, this has been another month of small things, especially during the school holidays. Some such small things included playing rummy with my grandfather, exploring the ruins of Rockbank Inn and a whirlwind visit to Adelaide, staying in Henley Beach. Can I just say, I am always amazed at the different pace of life in Adelaide, especially the proximity of everything.

At work, the next part of the project I am a part of was announced. This review has been years in the making. It has highlighted the future of where we are heading, but it has also shed light on the present problems that often get lost in the everyday work. (They will just disappear if we pretend they are not there, right?) I wonder if with any sort of change, it takes two to tango, that is the past practice and the future state? Or maybe it is better considered a game of snakes and ladders?

Even with all the reviews on current and future states, I still find so much of my work is still trial and error, finding the best solution based on the situation served up. I wonder if this is simply reality? Or a failure of our rollout of the agile methodology? So much of our learning associated with agile is focused on the technology, however I wonder what matters more, the what or the why? I am often left wondering how we form better habits beyond the clicks and whistles?

Here is a list of books that I read this month:

Other than Damian Cowell’s new single, no new music this month. Spent a lot of time listening to the holiday playlist curated by my daughter. This actually led to me writing a post wondering about the stages associated with listening to music

Podcasts that stood out this month: