doug nelson: DISENGAGE!

I had to write these for a six-month review at work, but figured I might as well put’em out there so I’ll feel guiltier when I don’t achieve have something to aspire to.

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• Begin projects as soon as I get them, which gives me more time to improve and consider my decisions.
• Creating personal process templates that include questions to ask clients, high-level factors to consider, and simple things like final double-checks of buildout in all browsers. I’m not sure how helpful this would be to team members, but I hope some of them (maybe a guide for logo process) could be some help.
• Go to at least two social design/web events, act like a normal person.
• Blog more, and engage in longer discussions on other blogs.
• Become more proficient in jQuery, and break through the point that gives me larger access to programming in general.
• More blogging, and working with the design team to come up with more inspiring or professional development activities.

Outside of work, I suppose I’ve added these (public) ones to the list:

• Relearn Katakana at some point
• Be better husband
• Stop accepting freelance work
• Stop feeling responsible for other peoples’ problems (ie: “I really need this site done and my designer bailed on me, Doug”)
• Maybe take photographs again, since I haven’t touched my camera since October
• Find some kind of group of people outside of work that I can use to get free stuff talk to on a regular basis
• Blog more “professionally.” Use titles like “The Wet Floor Effect: Still Awesome?” instead of “Things I Have Found Under My Couch.”
• Don’t swear on Twitter