It’s an unfortunate working habit of mine that when I get deeply involved in one project, things which edge towards ‘vanity’ rather than ‘work’ tend to get left by the wayside for a bit. Even when totally stuck on something, rather than spend time away from the problem on another project, I tend to get furiously depressed and do something entirely different, like play videogames (which I need to stop pretending are real work) or comfort shop.
Apologies over and duly marked for a post about productivity, here’s what kickstarted me back into the real world a little – Paris! Thanks to TechCrunch UK, I’m off to LeWeb this year, something I had already ruled out as being “omgwtfhowmuch?” i.e. well out of my budget. I’m really excited now, the conference seems to combine a lot of really interesting themes, with a heavy emphasis on startups. It’s going to be fun.
Given the timing of LeWeb, I might spend a few days in London beforehand, due to a couple of events on around that time. Somewhat frightening that I can’t remember the last time I was down there, rather than just travelling through. I do, however, have very distinct recollections of Oxford Street Christmas shopping around this time of year. No thanks…