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Monday, 09 Jan 2023
Dublin, Ireland
What is a “now page”?
Pulled from nownownow.com/about, an idea by Derek Sivers:
“Most websites have a link that says “about”. It goes to a page that tells you something about the background of this person or business. For short, people just call it an “about page”.
Most websites have a link that says “contact”. It goes to a page that tells you how to contact this person or business. For short, people just call it a “contact page”.
So a website with a link that says “now” goes to a page that tells you what this person is focused on at this point in their life. For short, we call it a “now page”.”
This is what this page is – my NOW page. Where I’m currently at, what I’m doing/working on, what I’m enjoying, etc.
1. Personal Life
Rugby is going great! We won 55-0 on the weekend just past and I am happy to mention that I scored 25 point (3 tries, 5 conversions). Team are great. Tag is going good too! It’s ramping up after a much-needed break over Christmas and excited for the year of the World Cup (Aug 2023)!
2. Professional Life
I’m working with Amgen since Nov 2021, having transitioned to full time employee (permanent) from contracting in Aug 2022. What a great place to work – sound people, challenging problems to solve, and great systems. I’m working on two complex deviations at the moment. One is related to environmental monitoring and one is related to filling on a vial filling machine. Both full of challenge, both full of opportunity for us to augment our systems.
3. Reading
I’m currently reading “Working Backwards” by Colin Bryar & Bill Carr. A newish book (2021) about the inner workings of Amazon. Good read so far – talks to the internal processes used by Amazon, everything from hiring to decision-making to communications. Enjoying the read and taking plenty of notes haha
I’m also reading “Breakfast of Champions” by the GOAT. Masterpiece.
2023 Reading List
- Keep Going – Austin Kleon (4/5)