The Monday Read
I’m back, did you miss me? Well, I got out of the hospital yesterday 🙂 Was in there for eighteen days in the end, and while that probably wasn’t entirely necessary, it was a positive experience overall. The food was better than I expected, the surgery went well with no complications so far, and the […]
The Monday Read
Going into hospital edition Well, I’m going into hospital on Thursday (operation is on Friday). First time in hospital, first time in hospital in Japan, first time under general anaesthetic, first operation. Lots of new experiences 🙂 I’m not sure how long I will be in there, but I’m not planning to do any work […]
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A Taste of Spring Edition Walked to work yesterday and it really felt like spring! Warm sunshine, pleasant breeze, flowers… Of course the arctic wind picked up in the afternoon but it was pleasant while it lasted 🙂 Soon the cold will be a half-vanished memory and we’ll all be complaining about the heat again. […]
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Everything is Getting Better edition Well, I’m feeling better. Not sure if it is the sunshine, the fact that I have gotten a few big projects out of the way, my new haircut, or that I managed to get to a couple of jiu-jitsu sessions, but I am feeling way better. Thanks for the messages […]
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Crushing season edition Every year February surprises me with how unrelenting it is work-wise. Around this point I find myself drowning in deadlines and things that absolutely need to be done already, but that I have no idea when I am going to be able to look at. The first thing that tends to go […]
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Human resources edition I’m trying to help my wife hire a teacher for her English school, and it is a real learning experience. Here’s hoping it works out this time! In other news Japan seems to be doing better with Covid, and vaccinations are due to start next week. Some light on the horizon? The […]
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Busy Busy Busy edition This is a very short Monday Read -apologies! Things are a tad busy at the moment, but in a good way. The forum was lively this week: We’ve been doing a lot of coaching recently. We’re currently booked up through February, and I’ll be going into hospital for a minor operation […]
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‘Good’ edition Jocko Willink is pretty much a stereotype of himself, much like Chuck Norris. But I’ve been getting a lot of value out of his ‘good’ technique. Essentially it consists of trying to see the positive in any situation, no matter how bad it seems at first. It’s basically ‘every cloud has a silver […]
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Hayfever’s back edition Forgot how little I enjoy having seasonal allergies, which seem to come earlier and feel worse each year. I fear I may finally have to go on anti-allergy meds year round. Still, at least the temperatures are more pleasant this week! The forum is doing incredibly well, we’re getting close to 10,000 […]
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Ups and Downs It’s looking more and more likely that I will be unemployed from April 2022. Fortunately we are in an okay financial situation so this will not be a huge problem. Big difference from the last time I lost my job! This is why I spend so much time here trying to encourage […]