I’ve had my brand-new Puma for just 6 days now, so it’s time for me to spill my initial thoughts on ownership. The good, bad and ugly.
Okay, nothing ugly. If I’d bought a car with that level of issues, I clearly hadn’t done my homework first…
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Random thoughts on life
With everything going in the world right now our use of language has come into sharper focus. Words matter.
And as a contributor to WordPress, a platform that runs over 35% of the internet, I’ve been turning my eye towards the language it uses. On screens and in code.
After 3 years the finance on my Mazda 3 has come to an end and it’s time to keep it or sell it. I was always going to do the letter but it was whether I upgraded to the latest model or move on. After much thought, I’m moving on.
This is a long read article: Approximate time to read is 15-20 minutes.
The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way that many people work and, for some, it may never be the way that it once was.
Twitter just told employees they can work from home permanently
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How ready is Twitter and other companies moving towards home working? Even if the employees are willing, how well are companies prepared to embrace this change?
Remote working requires changes to how you manage people. And it can benefit everyone.
In this article we’ll explore the changes that any business will need to make for this to work, from hiring people to managing them day-to-day. You’ll learn how effective remote working can be compared to working in an office and simple techniques that you can use to improve both environments.
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What’s in my bag? 2020 edition
Back in 2017, I revealed, after just a few months working and travelling for Automattic, what I carried with me in my backpack. 4 years on, and many more trips, and that content has changed.
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, none of us have done much travelling lately and that may not change for some time. But rather than not post it this year, I thought it was just as important to do so – if nothing else, we all have time to plan and tweak for when we can meet and travel once more.