The 'To Be Read' pile and the academic Burning Man festival

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Lockdown continues in Melbourne, but Jason is looking forward to
being able to visit his mother in law without being arrested for
breaching the Victorian lockdown 5km travel limits.

Inger is struggling to tell the difference between Canberra
spring hayfever and Covid, as well as the agony of watching her
son, who is doing first year uni and not spending long enough on
his essays.

In our work problems, Jason shares his solo 'academic burning
man' festival and how good it feels to burn one of only two
copies of your masters thesis. Inger reports that she has
delegated some diary work to the Outlook robots and is enjoying
the way they make her take time to eat lunch.

Jason is back into reading about Soldier David Hackworth's
biography, and share some of his lessons in leadership, from his
time in Korea, sneaking behind enemy lines. Inger is becoming a
power reader now that she has deleted the facebook messenger app
from her phone, which is lucky because it gives her time to read
all her friends' new books.

In the two minute tips section, Jason reminds us of the beauty of
desktop short cuts while Inger teaches Jason how to use the Notes
app as a scanner.

Jason is reading:
About Face: The Odyssey of an American Warrior by David
Hackworth

Inger is reading: 


‘No matter our wreckage’: Gemma Carey


‘How to win an election’: Chris Wallace


‘The future of Us: demography gets a makeover’, Liz Allen


‘Houston, We Have a Narrative: Why Science Needs Story’ Randy
Olson


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