Things I actually want to do during my sabbatical
When I tell people I will be going on sabbatical for much of November and December, the first question is invariably: “So, what are you going to do?”
I’ve mostly just been saying “nothing”, or “I’ll just rest and relax”, or “maybe I’ll do some travelling. I don’t know yet”
To be honest, I do know what I want to do. I’ve just been too embarassed to admit it. But hey, people probably already think I’m weird and/or a nerd, so here it is. A(n evolving) list of the things I’m actually looking forward to doing during my sabbatical.
- Read Jonne Arjoranta’s academic paper on the hermaneutic challenge in King of Dragon Pass. In fact, read all of his papers
- Finish listening to every single Design Matters podcast episode. Yes, all 260 of them.
- Play Civ 6. For the entire time
- Take this Introduction to Complexity mooc
- Read Drucker’s Managing for Results and Managing in Turbulent Times
- Attend NYU Game Center’s Practice conference
- Finish reading the last 292 pages of Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves (which I have only just realised is a palindrome)
- Finish watching season 2 of Chef’s Table
- Watch Mr Robot (both seasons)
- Go birdwatching at Sevenoaks nature reserve
- Finish walking the London Loop. We’ve done up to section 11 (out of 23)
- Actually do the design exercises in Elizabeth Sampat’s book
- Play around with A-Frame and basic coding in VR
- Write posts, on here
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