What am I up to?

This now page is inspired by Derek Sivers’ Now page.

👨‍💻 Working

I’m currently working remotely as a senior engineer at Envato in their Data team.

🥋 Training

I am teaching the 5:30am fundamentals class at my BJJ gym on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I also train in the evenings 2-3 times a week.

I’m currently doing PPL for my strength training, and have aspirations of taking up running, but haven’t quite got there consistently yet.

📚 Reading

I tend to read a few books at a time, one fiction, one non-fiction, and one technical.

• Fiction: Matthew Reilly’s Jack West Jr Series (I’m on book 4/7)

  • Essentially a series of Indiana Jones type stories on steroids. Luckily for me the entire series is finished, as Reilly tends to end books on cliffhangers.

• Non-Fiction: The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance by W. Timothy Gallwey

  • A well recommended book on mental sports performance for competition. Hopefully useful for BJJ competing and coaching.

• Technical: The Staff Engineer’s Path by Tanya Reilly

  • Useful advice on leadership as an individual contributor.

Check out my Goodreads profile for my bookshelf.

📺 Watching

Nothing on the go at the moment, trying to read more and watch less.

🎧 Listening

Lots of classical music, and “classic” heavy metal (this playlist specifically)

Check out my Last.fm profile to see what I’m currently listening to.