Welcome to #2020QNC. You are the top 1% of all naval aviators -- the elite, the BEST of the best.... Wait, that's Top Gun... Let's start again.... Welcome to week 1 of the 2020 "Quarantined Nerd Challenge". Challenge 1 is all about API Chaining! Share with us the most creative API mashup you can think of before the … Continue reading #61 – 2020 QNC – Week 1: API Chaining
Author: Nathan Pearce
#60 – Remote Working: with kids
Trying to remain focused and productive with children around can be difficult. Intense focus and "I want a snack" are definitely incompatible. In this episode I share how I balance productivity, guilt, and being a good parent throughout my day. Feeling guilty about productivity ruins your work day, and your kids pick up on the … Continue reading #60 – Remote Working: with kids
#59 – Remote Working: Don’t forget your Health
For those proficient in the kitchen (beyond the microwave), before you scoff at the idea of this post, yes, we've got a generation of people who have never needed to cook. In fact, the tech world is especially responsible for this era of folk who are nutritionally dependent on being in the office. Many organizations … Continue reading #59 – Remote Working: Don’t forget your Health
#58 – Staying positive & focused through dark times
In this very open, transparent episode I'm joined by business scale up expert, Nick Bradley, to talk about mindset. "If you're grateful for what you have,even if its tiny, then you're winning."Nick Bradley We share some of our personal struggles and how we deal with things like 'victim mindset' to take control of our lives … Continue reading #58 – Staying positive & focused through dark times
#57 – Remote Working: Staying Focused
A change of environment can be super distracting. For me, it can be as little as how much, or little, sleep I’m getting, or whether I’m maintaining a responsible, or irresponsible, level of caffeine intake. Don’t waste time being envious of those laser-focused, seemingly robotic colleagues because focus is learnable. After a decade of constant … Continue reading #57 – Remote Working: Staying Focused
#56 – What a toddler taught me about quarantine
How do I tell a one year old we can’t go to the playground? "Why can't we go outside, Dad?!" He's got an excellent vocabulary for his age – he can ask for food, milk, tell me when there's a crime scene in his pants – but we haven't mastered baby sign language for “the … Continue reading #56 – What a toddler taught me about quarantine
#55 – Remote Working: #StayCarm
In these troublesome times its super important we all look out for each other and #StayCarm Please watch and share this important Public Service Announcement for the good of the nathan nation. https://youtu.be/fBDICMLAdYY
#54 – Remote Working: Frame Your Day
For those used to commuting you may not have realized how much that commute was helping you frame your day and maintain a healthy separation between work and personal life. In addition to enforcing a healthy separation, traveling to work also allows for transition into the right mindset to be effective the moment you reach … Continue reading #54 – Remote Working: Frame Your Day
#53 – Remote Working: Practice Empathy
The enforcement of social distancing doesn't require emotional distancing. In this first episode after the relaunch of REDtalks.live I'm kicking off a 'remote working' mini series with the topic of practicing empathy. In testing times we need to double-down on patience and empathy if we want to get through this without losing our minds, and … Continue reading #53 – Remote Working: Practice Empathy
#52 – REDtalks.live 2020 REBOOT
It's been truly humbling to hear all the positive encouragement when I shared that I was considering a relaunch of the REDtalks.live show. Thank you! I'm really excited about this 2020 REBOOT and, with the Shelter at home orders, I've decided to start out with a mini series on working from home. Many people have … Continue reading #52 – REDtalks.live 2020 REBOOT