Over the last couple of days for some reason I decided to use earphones rather than
my usual headphones when I needed to concentrate and wanted to listen to some music.
It is such a small subtle change but I’ve been amazed at how it has released more
creativity and free thinking. Why is that?
I’ve been discussing this with Stuart Harris who
works from my office as a health, wellness and performance coach. An interesting guy
to have these kinds of discussions with.
It was great to be have Robin Stanley join me at the end of October. He joined us in our little office for a weeks work experience. I have never had a student work with me before so it was a bit of a leap in to unknown territory but I had a few thoughts as to how I could help him.
If I think back to what has helped me most in the past, I think of particular projects or problems which I had to work out. For me learning through real-life tasks has been the most effective way.
NB. This is an article I wrote a while back for .net magazine which seems to have disappeared when they transitioned to Creative Bloq
Every creative discipline has their own set of good practices and principles. They have evolved over time and are generally born out of common challenges that people in each industry face. I think there are many things we can learn from each other across the disciplines.
I have been away from permanent developer work on a 5 month course focusing on character, leadership and identity and have been impacted so much by the experience.
I’ve really missed the people I used to work with over at Aqueduct, they’re flippin amazing. It has me thinking: I want to always surround myself with passionate people. Our personal lives affect the standard of work we produce and the level of creativity we put in to our daily routines. Here are a few things I am learning.
Dave Taylor - Software Engineer
