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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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

• Made with Descript
• Music by NEFFEX

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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 attention

Sides

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

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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

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

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

• Made with Descript
• Music by NEFFEX

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 ★★★★★

ADMIN 🛠️

• Skipping over LIFE - is it TMI? 
• Shall I try one main thing from each section to keep it shorter?

WORK 🏢

• Ways of working manifesto workshop - hybrid mode with Miro

SIDES 💻

• Make Life Work S10 with Mike & Sam - regular focus time 
• Made It To The Weekend on House Finesse

TECH 🤓

• Belkin MagSafe mount - is it worth £30?
• Google App Scripts for Apple Health thanks to ChatGPT

ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

• 📕 Remote Not Distant by Gustavo Razzetti https://gustavorazzetti.com/product/remote-not-distant/ ★★★★

CREDITS

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ADMIN 🛠️

• Automated WP content and newsletter from podcast feed
• Tested iPhone recordings for remote updates

LIFE 👨🏽

• Whole week at home, moving around the house for change of scenery (and meeting bants), standing desk
• Guz Khan at Northampton Derngate

WORK 🏢

• Wellbeing day with haircut, swim, record dig & lunch with Si
• Rotating teams with Adrian
• More PETALS in more departments 

SIDES 💻

• Finished producing Sam & Mike MLW
• Recorded MLW with Adrian
• Lat minute HF mix for Jan

TECH 🤓

• Ivory from Tapbots
• Mastodon in Buffer
• Cmd/Ctrl+S saves my life

ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

• 🎥 George Ezra on Prime ★★★
• 🎥 Enemy At The Gate on Prime ★★★
• 📺 Black Books on All 4 ★★★★★
• 📕 Why 75% of Podcasts Fail and How You Can Avoid It by Daniel Larson ★

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ADMIN

Newsletter now hosted on https://buttondown.email/si Feedback gets sticky merch

LIFE 👨🏽

Back on fitness with tabata, glute stretches and PT Sick child to factor around life plans

WORK 🏢

London trip for two team huddles (plus PT & leavers lunch) Featured on new ASOS Careers website https://www.asoscareers.com/our-teams/technology-data

SIDES 💻

Blog about The Love of Records https://sijobling.com/blog/the-love-of-records/ Compiled 2022 in Numbers Edit Mike & Sam MLW and booked Adrian's HF REWIND to Funky House Finesse 22 from 13 years ago https://www.housefinesse.com/shows/rewind-to-funky-house-finesse-22/

TECH

Geofencing on smart cameras (Ring) Looking for better USB-C hub

ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

🎥 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody ★★★ 📺 Welcome to Chippendales (Disney+) ★★★ 📕 Shifted by Ken Warner 🎧 Building Lasting Habits with ATOMIC HABITS by Faith Metobo

CREDITS

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