Life Update - November 2024

Life Update - November 2024

The post was originally posted on my Substack - What's meant for you.. on 17th December 2024.

  1. Pharmacy Refit - this 6 week refit and disruption has forced me to reflection on what are core pharmacy services and to deliver a quality service despite mess and chaos all around.
  2. Cheltenham - A friend’s stag party brought me to the famous Cheltenham racecourse for a flutter on the horses and some beers. This was a lot of fun but reminded me I’m not a good horse picker or drinker.
  3. Friends - Matt & Ben & Sam - I got to catch up with my friends from university and home this month and it was amazing.
  4. Snow day - a random snowy few days in November made for some awesome walks.
  5. Wild ponies - I was treated to a lovely encounter with some wild (semi) ponies in the park. They we very unbothered by me running into their midst.
  6. Avoiding burning - 70+ hour weeks at the pharmacy were causing me to burnout again. So I’m rereading - Preventing Burnout: A Cautionary Tale
  7. ChatGPT advance voice mode - I’ve not only used voice mode to talk to when cooking or parked in the car but I’ve also showed it to all my family who all were impressed with how good it was.
  8. Revisiting Deep Work by Cal Newport - thinking about it pharmacy - reading A World without Email
  9. James J Hill - Empire Builder - Founders Podcast - great episode I loved this.
  10. Cissy Hu Finding our good work in the marble