I’ve started enforcing the “time blocking” method into my calendar to ensure I consistently improve on my skills during the week (weekends are reserved for family time currently). At the moment, this is done for 30 minutes a day and set as events in my Google Calendar. I’ve scheduled this …
I took the ISTQB-ISEB Certified Tester Foundation Level exam on 20th April 2013. My Technique Back then, I revised for the exam by reading the (second edition) book through twice making notes the second time through. And as I was commuting four hours a day (true facts!), I had a set of practice …
I decided to read Strong Woman because I was interested in learning more about Karren Brady. Before reading this book, I only knew Karren Brady from watching the yearly BBC show The Apprentice. I wasn’t aware of her long history within football or how similar her experiences within this industry …
I’ve been a subscriber to the audio book platform Audible by Amazon since September 2012. But since May 2017 I’ve been listening to audio books every week as well as my podcasts in order expand my learning. I enjoy Audible because of their massive library. So if I’m in the …
Here’s my last post which appeared first on Simple Programmer. This year I was asked to write the 2018 Gift Guide for Programmers. While in my day job I’m not a programmer, I do consider myself a developer, I’m pretty versed in most things tech and I’m exposed to cutting …
I’m not just about my hair and nails, but if I take the time to look nice in the morning, I don’t want my efforts wasted by headsets (or any tech equipment) that I need to use everyday to perform my job. As a woman in a development role, I’ve …
I consider myself someone who embraces new technology, games consoles, smartphones, tools or software. From a young age I’ve always had an interest in tech which has followed me all through life so far. But time and time again it still happens. I come across examples that make it obvious …
Here’s my next post which appeared first on Simple Programmer. Since university, I’ve been in work environments (and sometimes geographical locations) where I’ve been in the minority in terms of ethnicity and gender. It’s been this way for so long now that it usually surprises me when I see more …
Soft skills, like good communication, listening, personal organisation and being able to teach others skills, are attributes that are sometimes harder to teach than technical skills. This is because soft skills are part of a person’s day to day life from when they are little and are ingrained into their …
After reading The Power Of Habit by Charles Duhigg, it made me realise that people’s habits can be used to change behaviours for the good and yes, sometimes the bad. These changes in behaviours can either positively or negatively impact your life. So, in 2018, I’m going to try and do this …
