The word that sums up this week is: margin. I really felt a lack of time margin during the weekdays: lot’s of running from one thing to the next. Saturday was also crazy (eldest’s birthday party madness), but Sunday has been a slow and quiet day.
A top moment for me was reading my novel 📖 in peace on the train to a work meeting. Something I’m looking forward to next week is going away for the weekend with the family ⛰️.
My week headlines
🧠 Understanding: Stumbled across the Harvard Business Review special issue 📰: ‘Dealing with Difficult People’ and couldn’t resist grabbing one. I already see some good advice for a … difficult managee.
🧶 Creating & cultivating: A shed load of pancakes 🥞 for my daughter’s birthday party. Also more cassette mixtapes!
📺 Consuming: Watching 📺 ‘Arrested Development’ again with my wife.
🔆 Connecting: Resumed meeting with my book club. Some great time this week diving into our current one: ‘Addiction and Grace’.
✒️ Most used pen & ink combo: Lamy 2000 with 🟫 Monteverde Brown Sugar
🏹 One thing for future self: I may be nervous about the future, but I am supported by great teams whom I can rely on.
First published 2025-07-20