This is my “now” page inspired by Derek Sivers. It answers “what I’m doing now?“. My life, projects and priorities. I post an update here every 1-3 months.
What’s up as of November 2025?
Right now, I’m in one of those phases where different parts of life seem to speak to each other. Work is picking up again, and I’m thinking a lot about how people grow, how teams grow, and, honestly, how I grow too. My writing and newsletter keep pushing me toward this “farmer mindset”: slow improvements, steady routines, and questions that help instead of pressure. And outside of work, I’m trying to catch and hold on to the moments that feel good in the middle of all the busyness. Sometimes it’s a conversation with my kids, sometimes it’s tinkering with tech, and sometimes it’s a night filled with music that hits you right in the chest.
🎻 Enjoying night of pure cinema joy
We had one of those rare evenings that stays with you for a while. Watching The Force Awakens at the Royal Albert Hall with a full orchestra made the whole film feel completely new again. There’s something special about hearing a soundtrack played by real musicians right in front of you — you feel every note, every rise of the strings, every familiar theme from childhood.
It also reminded me how easy it is to forget this feeling. We listen to music every day, but live music hits differently. It makes you slow down for a moment and just experience something without rushing to the next item on the list. That night was a good reminder that joy doesn’t always come from big achievements, sometimes it comes from letting yourself enjoy a piece of art that moves you.
💼 Hiring again, and reflecting on why soft skills still matter
On the professional side, I’m back in hiring mode, and I’m finding the current market both exciting and unusual. There’s lots of talk about AI skills, and they do matter, but when you start talking to real people, it becomes clear how much the human side still decides who stands out. Curiosity, good communication, self-awareness… these are still the things that separate someone who gets noticed from someone who blends in.
I’ve been sharing a question I learned from Chris Voss, and it’s quickly becoming my favourite one to recommend:
“How can I be guaranteed to be involved in projects that are important to the future of this organisation?”
What I like about it is that it immediately shifts the tone of the conversation. It shows you’re not only here to “get the job”, you want to make a real difference. And every time a candidate asks something thoughtful like this, you can feel the room change. It becomes a conversation between two people trying to solve problems together, not a checklist interview. If someone has an interview coming up, I always tell them: preparation matters, but the willingness to show real intent matters even more.
🌱 Cultivating Patient Leadership (and better questions)
In my recent newsletter I leaned into the farmer metaphor again, not because it’s clever, but because it helps me think more clearly about leading people. Farmers don’t force anything. They can’t shout at a plant to grow faster. They can only create an environment where growth can happen.
The more leaders I speak with, the more convinced I am that we often try too hard to “push” rather than “support.” And that’s where questions come in. Good questions create space. They show trust. They help people slow down, reflect, and see their next steps on their own terms.
Over the last months I’ve been collecting a set of questions I use across coaching, 1:1s, and team discussions. Things like:
- “What do you think is the best next step?” or
- “What would help you feel more confident here?”
They’re simple, but simplicity works. They shine a light on what’s already growing, and they gently expose the weeds before they spread.
None of these questions transform things overnight, but they create steady progress — the kind that lasts because it comes from the people, not from pressure. And that’s the kind of leadership I’m trying to practise more deliberately these days.
- A Farmer’s Guide to Patient Leadership and Being Present in Growth
- Build a Home Lab for Local LLMs with Docker + AMD iGPU
- A Tent, a Train, and a Leadership Framework
- A Letter to Myself (and Maybe to You Too)
- From Linux Admin to People Engineer: My Professional Journey
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This page is inspired by Derek Sivers “now page” movement.
Updated: 17 Nov 2025
