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- Weekly 2023.15
Team meetings IRL, accountability on side project goals, RØDE NT-USB and Simon Dunmore
ADMIN
- First Monthly newsletter on Buttondown
- Descript templates & content style guides in progress with Canva
WORK
- Engineering team meetings IRL: stand ups, huddles, retros - good times with Sharpies and Post-It's… and PETALS works with (new) mobile friendly tools.
SIDES
- PETALS.team content first before wireframes and brand kit
- Lock in accountability with side projects goals by sharing them with people @ https://ontheside.network
TECH
- Røde NT-USB mini mic compared to original Samson Q2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91WsIYTrW0s
ENTERTAINMENT
- 🎧 Simon Dunmore's final DJ set on Glitterbox https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/defected-radio/id120107389?i=1000610754010 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGy7MSmRuz4
CREDITS
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- Music by NEFFEX
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10 min - Weekly 2023.14
ADMIN
- Best day for newsletters - end of month, start of month or middle? Which week day? (Poll available in Spotify)
WORK
- Structuring PDPs in Confluence using custom templates, breaking down goals to objectives with action plans, resources, potential blockers, realistic goal dates & evidence
SIDES
- PETALS.team plan now in Trello with MLP (not MVP), plus POC design on Canva
TECH
- Custom domains email hosted on iCloud+ (https://www.icloud.com/icloudplus/)
ENTERTAINMENT 🎭
- 📕 The Other Place (The Glass Book One) by Nathan Hystad - 3-stars https://ramblingreaders.org/user/si/review/47554/s/gripping-intro-to-the-glass#anchor-47554
CREDITS
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13 min - Weekly 2023.13
Inner source projects, the end of Make Life Work, Notion app and Brian Cox on Mars.
This is Weekly 2023.13, recorded on Friday 14th April 2023.
00:18 Admin
- More visuals in the videos - yay or nay?
01:48 Work
- How to contribute towards inner source projects with maintainers, pipelines, GitHub conventions: https://innersourcecommons.org
04:28 Sides
- Blog about end of Make Life Work (as we know it): https://sijobling.com/blog/make-life-work/
07:02 Tech
- Notion app great for docs but not so much plans
09:01 Entertainment
- 📺 Brian Cox: Seven Days on Mars ★★★
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0018cd1/brian-cox-seven-days-on-mars10:55 Wrap Up
https://managingengineers.net/@si
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12 min - Weekly 2023.12
Weekly 2023.12 talks career milestones, plenty PETALS, diving back into code and Race Across The World.
Recorded on Friday 31 March 2023.
00:05 Admin
- No content next week (Easter holiday), back on 17th April
- Also considering shifting the angle to more lessons learned - thoughts?
00:57 Work
- 2 years an EM back @ ASOS, approaching 10 years since joining
- Working on PETALS feedback from other teams
02:21 Sides
- Released Make Life Work S10 finale with Malarkey and Dan Davies about the lost joy of web design
- New drawer menu for mobile first experience plus minor design changes
- 16 year old REWIND mix of Beautiful Beats
04:14 Tech
- Transferred FOOTBALL.COM domain to Cloudflare at cost (~£7.50/ / $9.15USD for 1yr .COM)
- Setup holding page for PETALS.team on Netlify with Next.js
05:59 Entertainment
- 📺 Race Across The World on BBC (Season 1) ★★★★
07:22 Wrap Up
CREDITS
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- Music by NEFFEX
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9 min - Weekly 2023.11
Serendipitous water-cooler moments, sharing Make Life Work editing duties with Adrian and QI chargers for wired headphones.
This is Weekly 2023.11, recorded on Friday 24th March 2023.
00:14 Admin
No major changes apart from the segue audio, using the standard music bed for consistency - any better?
01:02 Work
- Serendipitous water-cooler conversations after office visit with some really useful outcomes - I miss them!
- 6 mid-year reviews in a day - intense, especially back to back, but hugely satisfying
03:55 Sides
Adrian helping on Make Life Work production, first time I've let someone else loose on the edit - trust is key
05:29 Tech
QI charger for wired headphone use on iPhone
06:45 Entertainment
- 🎬 Allelujah ★★★
- 📺 The Peripheral on Prime ★★★
08:17 Wrap Up
CREDITS
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10 min - Weekly 2023.10
Youtube engagement beats podcasts, difficult work-life balances across the pond and improving smart speaker locations.
Admin
Engagement is better on YouTube but podcasts don't lend well to it. Newsletter is not growing. What does the future hold?
Work
Soft internal launch of our new Tech brand to some huge audiences after 18 months of effort
Mid year review done - useful reflections, noticeable improvement areas, PETALS getting more attentionSides
Make Life Work Tuesday releasing Ian Lurie and recording with Andy & Dan #ProjectDan
Tech
Moved smart speakers around the house; Alexa in kitchen for timer control, HomePod higher up for better music acoustics, Google Nest in office for alerts and device control
Entertainment
📺 Luther (Season 1) on BBC iPlayer ★★★★
Credits
Made with Descript: https://www.descript.com/?lmref=ZzV-GA
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9 min - Weekly 2023.09
Admin 🛠️
- Submitted to Amazon, Boomplay, iHeartRadio, JioSaavn, ListenNotes now I've got a steady cadence and healthy 2 month archive
- The new segues between sections - thoughts?
Work 🏢
- Feedback models - speedback, forms - what works?
Sides 💻
- Side project references on Linkedin (F1 Calendar and Make Life Work with Montserrat Cano) - yay or nay?
Tech 🤓
- Automatic transcriptions now available in Pinecast
Entertainment 🎭
- 🎬 Empire of Light on DisneyPlus ★★★★
Credits
- Made with Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=ZzV-GA
- Music by NEFFEX
11 min - Weekly 2023.08
Onsiters, breaking down siloes and how to automatically syndicate podcasts to YouTube
Admin 🛠️- Inbox Edition gets more insights but with deep-links to video and audio
Work 🏢- On-siter to discuss roles and responsibilities between EM’s, PL’s and BA’s
- Fresh off Tech Develops about innovation and breaking down siloes
Sides 💻- Our first On The Side Focus Time
- Working on Montserrat Cano’s Make Life Work for next week
Tech 🤓- Headliner.app to generate videos for YouTube podcasts channel
Entertainment 🎭- 🎬 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania ★★
Credits- Made with Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=ZzV-GA
- Music by NEFFEX
10 min - Weekly 2023.07
ADMIN 🛠️
- Shorter week after weekend away in Belgium 🇧🇪 and France 🇫🇷
WORK 🏢
- Awkward conversations IRL - the lost art after 3 years of remote working
SIDES 💻
- Design by committee!
- House Finesse event pencilled for weekend in August
- On The Side Focus Time for Sunday evenings (demand, voting, committing)
- Recorded Make Life Work with Ian Lurie
TECH 🤓
- Make Life Work content from GitHub mobile web
- Kindle Unlimited now over-valued at £9.50
ENTERTAINMENT 🎭
- 📺 Sex Education on Netflix ★★★★
CREDITS
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- Music by NEFFEX
8 min - Weekly 2023.06
ADMIN 🛠️
- Quickie Friday morning before work and weekend away
WORK 🏢
- Shiny new Birmingham office in "tallest office block outside London"
SIDES 💻
- Exploring House Finesse summer event in Colchester
- Record MLW with Montserrat Cano
TECH 🤓
- Monzo virtual card to manage sides
ENTERTAINMENT 🎭
- 📺 Humans on All4 ★★★★★
9 min
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