productivity
Andā¦back
Back from both holiday and a blogging break. Here's what's been going on.
creativity
You need a holiday, says neuroscience
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2014/08/exhausted-pop.jpg] When youāre two years old, a busy day just needs a restorative nap, while you are carried home by your parents. When youāre older, and your productivity matters, you need more than that: > Increasing
disconnection
Achievement unlocked: good holiday
The last time I was back off holiday and feeling this rested, I was about four hours away from my life being turned upside-down [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2011/11/wanted_new_challenges.html]. Hopefully itāll work out better this time. š Iāve been off at my brotherā
holiday
Reboot completed
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/09/sunrise-on-the-quay.jpg] In the 20 months since I last took a holiday, Iāve started a freelance consultancy career, bought a house, had a beautiful baby girl, gone part-time to care for my daughter one working day per week,
bloggers
It's a small (blogging) world
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/08/flossies-food.jpg] Rather luxuriously, this family holiday Iām on with the extended Tinworth clan is been catered for by a cook. The food has been waistline-challengingly delicious, and has led to most mealtimes being accompanied by Hazelās
france
En Vacances
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2013/08/P8220042.jpg] Ć bientĆ“t
holiday
Finally got the hang of being on holiday
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2012/03/sunset-in-the-cotwolds-2410.html] Trickier than it appears when youāre a newly-minted freelance consultant, as the blogging earlier in the week showsā¦Normal service resumes tomorrow.
holiday
Caribbean Sunset
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/11/Sailing-a-Caribbean-Sunset.jpg]
holiday
Gone away...
[https://i0.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/11/Holiday-Fun.jpg] ā¦back soon, rested and refreshed. š
germany
Hiatus: Concluded
[https://i1.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2011/06/germany.jpg] Andā¦Iām back.This blog has been on something of an unannouncedĀ hiatus, as I took a holiday in Germany, for a friend of my wifeās wedding, and I decompressed both from the internet and
holiday
Hiatus
As I mentioned last week [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2010/06/tether_end_of.html] ā Iām in need of a break. And I think, for my sanity, itās worth taking a break from this blog, too. Expect little or no activity here for the next ten days
holiday
Tether. End Of.
One way or another, itās been a long six months. Iāve made my usual mistake of not taking any significant time off for half the year, and am tired, niggly and unenthusiastic as a result. Holiday beckons. But reading a couple of posts today has made me realise