At work, I have spent time trying to get on top of duplicate records. This has included diving deeper into SQL to come up with a clearer solution for identifying issues. At the same time, I have found myself revisiting old solutions and finding new more efficient means of achieving them, like I did with an attendance check I had originally created with Google Sheets. I fear though that I am still slave to ‘busyness’, even as the place I work tries to implement and improve its agile practices:

Busy is not your job. Busy doesn’t get you what you seek. Busy isn’t the point. Value creation is.

You only get today once. Your team does too. How will you spend it?

Source: Business/busyness by Seth Godin

On the home front, We got out and about this month, including going to Woodend, playing games at the library. I also spent time with my grandfather going through things after consolidating his life into one room. It was a reminder of the important of lifelong decluttering – Swedish Death Cleaning – and digital spring cleaning.

On the digital, I have been tinkering with Readwise’s Reader app after Pocket announced it is closing down, as well as Micro.Blog’s Epilogue app for recording my books.

Our youngest daughter went on her first school camp, while the camp planned for our eldest was cancelled. Whether it be COVID or time-in-lieu, I feel that camps are a missed opportunity.

Jogging was put on pause. Something happened with my leg. Last time I pushed through it only for it to get much worse. I have however instead appreciated walking and returned to noticing different things, such as the different houses in Keilor or exploring Little Lonsdale St.

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

In support of Bandcamp Friday and revolt against streaming, I purchased the following (digital) albums:

With regards to my writing, I wrote the following long pieces:

Podcasts that stood out this month: