Continuous Improvement

In May, my girlfriend and I start preparing to move to the UK. Moving out is challenging, especially when moving to another side of the world. It involves numerous tasks. One day, my girlfriend complained about my working style. It lacked transparency – she could not understand my progress or our plan. “You have been a project manager / Scrum Master for a long time,” said my friend during our video chat, “It’s time for you to apply your PM skills in this life project.” Indeed, I tried many skills and techniques while I was working at the office. Life is also one of the “products”. Those techniques might work in managing my life. ...

“Do you code during your leisure time?” the consultant asked my team while coaching us towards the Agile journey over 6 years ago. “Coding is fun,” the consultant continued, “I code a lot during the weekend.” As a software developer, coding is our daily job. We’re already tired of facing the computer and the console. If we code during our leisure time, it looks like we can’t rest and leave the “daily job” on the table. ...

When I travel outside of town, I always bring my camera, mainly using focal lengths of 52.5mm and 135mm. Half a year ago, I bought the Sigma 18-50mm F2.8. I was unsure about taking photos with a 28mm equivalent focal length. I decided to add an enabling constraint to my recent journey – using only the 18mm side of the lens (equivalent to 27mm). As a result, all of my photos in Fukuoka and Oita were taken at the 18mm side. During the 8-day journey, I attempted to use the 50mm side twice, but I only treated it as a telescope. I became confident and can take creative shots using this focal length. ...