Hi subscribers,
Hope youāre all doing well. Itās a good Friday here. For one, itās my wife
Stephās birthday today and we started it in an uncharacteristic way (for her!), by seeing the sunrise at the
local beach.
This is also the last working day (albeit on leave) before starting my new challenge as Head of Design at
obodo. Thereās not much to see right now, but youāll hear more about what thatās all about in the near-future - Iāve got to judge whatās IP and whatās just great content!
Iāve also got some other things cooking up with some visual collaboration tools which Iāll also share.
Iām traditionally not very good at being āon leave.ā I co-led a webinar with
IBMās virtual design sprint chapter earlier this week (thanks Lee!), have had a few calls, but probably eclipsing all of that was the trip I took with my son.
Over three days, we cycled across the South Downs Way (a 100 mile off road tour). The weather was incredibly hot, the terrain challenging. A true bonding experience. Itās funny - Steph mentioned the word āholidayā and I had to correct her immediately! Itās hard to describe it like that because itās relentless suffering, but so much joy out of having completed it with my son. Heās 10 and across this, we had very similar fitness levels. See more on my
Insta.
Linked to this issueās title: After the first day, I was convincing myself we should abandon the challenge. It was hard, I was putting my son through too much and it was only going to get harder. After talking about it, we decided to go on (his reason: He had told everyone at school he was doing it - so quitting was not going to be an option!).
I think the triumph of completing something unimaginable outweighs the regret of not, donāt you?
Anyway, better get back to Stephās birthday. Brunch wonāt make itself!
thanks, Ross
P.S. Iāll be getting back to āplaying the gameā from next week. Expect more coolness as I restart!