I started this blog more than a year ago with intention of using it a base to talk about all of the projects I work on, about the things I do, think and see and the plans that I have. Embarrassingly, in the 18 months since I started it, I have posted just three things, this post included. Clearly I am either a lot more lazy than I would like to admit or I have been too busy doing other things. I suspect it is the latter because during the same time I have posted hundreds of articles on Tectonic, written a good year’s worth of material for MyBroadband, experimented with new projects like OpenZA and done the usual freelance work.
Much of that is about to change, however, as I plan to enter yet another new phase. Over the past six months I have been taking stock of the things that I have done and the things that I still do and I am now fairly convinced it is time for some changes. Nothing radical like dumping IT in favour of being an organic farmer (though that does appeal at times) but rather a slightly revised focus and some new projects. Which means, sadly, that some existing projects might well have to come to an end.
This may well be part of a mid-life crisis – I turned 40 recently – but even so, it now feels right to be wanting new stimulating opportunities. Over the years I have invested huge amounts of time and money in projects and ideas, many of which still don’t make me anywhere near a decent living. Which is not to say that they haven’t been immensely rewarding in so many other ways but doing this has meant I have always either had more than one job at a time or I have had to juggle a hundred things to make ends meet while still pursuing new projects and ideas.
Eventually, however, dodging bullets and constantly careening from one place to another gets tiring. It also doesn’t use my skills to their best advantage – or build on their breadth – which is where I think I should be aiming right now.