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At the end of each year I review the past year and start to plan out the following one. Over the last few years I’ve
At the end of each year I review the past year and start to plan out the following one. Over the last few years I’ve
Daily accountability posts At the end of every day I work I will briefly post about my day. It’s intended to be a quick 5
These are the relevant goals for my year, for a level of accountability. They’re a starting point, not so much an end point. I may
Hi I’m Michael and I’m a ‘Rebel’* I’ve questioned how architectural practice can be better throughout my architectural career.Meditated on the rare value of an
Day 39: Friday 3 March Urgh! A disrupted WFH day. With a number of interruptions and a very noisy construction site across the road. Fair
Day 38: Thursday 2 March So I had my arse kicked last night. In a good way. Sat down with a very smart friend (who’s
Day 37: Wednesday 1 March Today I’m feeling a bit scared shitless. Thanks to the big hairy audacious idea I mentioned yesterday. I’ve cooled it
Day 36: Tuesday 28 February It’s truncated Tuesday and a day of writing and thinking. Drafted the next useletter (to go out tomorrow) where I
Day 35: Monday 27 February The question de jour Where’s the tension? Sometimes the thing you set out to do, is not the thing anyone
Day 34: Friday 24 February I was tempted to leave this page deliberately blank. But that would be lazy and hiding. The truth is, today
Day 33: Thursday 23 February Trashing thrashing thrashing Sometimes you have to zoom out or go back to first principles Am I where I want
Day 32: Wednesday 22 February Today is a day to pull on some threads Taking the time to see what I’m noticing when I’m doing
Day 31: Tuesday 21 February It’s truncated Tuesday and even more so due to a few other commitments. Got the blog out. Common leadership mistakes
Day 30: Monday 20 February There are always more people who are willing to help than you imagine. It just requires you asking for help.
Day 29: Friday 17 February It feels easier to stare straight ahead. Safer. Not knowing if there’s an elephant in the room behind you. But
Day 28: Thursday 16 February Not so much a day without traction as much as a day with an uncomfortable slowly dawning realisation that traction
Day 27: Wednesday 15 February A heady day. All up in my head. Not necessarily in a bad way. Just thinking. Percolating thoughts. Brainstorming workshop
Day 26: Tuesday 14 February One of the remarkable things about iterative creative work, be it design, writing or building something, is that one day
Day 25: Monday 13 February A day of contemplation and learning. Sometimes you’ve got to give in to the need to be quiet, listen and
Day 24: Friday 10 February Not covid but sick today Not so sick that I was in bed all day, but sick enough that achieving