Frank Contrepois

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Holiday time is over!

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I’m back, so if you need me contact me or leave comments. a bientot ps: We were in Arcachon, near Bordeaux. Highly recommended. Read more...

Create time for what is important

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I’m changing the name of the blog to create time for what is important which is the name of my first blog. So back to basics. I’m doing this because time is too important in my thoughts and writing to not be in the title. That might focus me a little more :) a bientot Read more...

Cheap, great and field-tested camera and lens

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Since 2016 I’ve been playing with photography more seriously and after lots of money spend, lot of gadgets (the GAS effect) I have now settle on: Sony Alpha 6000 - quick, light, with a little handle to hold it while walking Sony 18-135 3.5-5.6 - covers it all, from wide scenes to magnificent insects, and portrait in between Simply great pictures Read more...

The problem with communities

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We are all part of some community of like-minded people and/or in the same areas of expertise. Examples of communities are: Family Company Community in our area of expertise University courses Industry sector Passion groups neighbourhood Game clan Living in a community gives a distorted view of the world. For example, it is easy to feel that a hard-earned skills/knowledge is standard because all the persons in our community have that same skill when in reality the community is small, and the skill is rare. Read more...

A life lesson from Frozen II

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There is a song in the movie Frozen II about making the Right next thing. We often know what is the next right thing, but actually doing it can be extremely hard. What is the next right thing in your life? Read more...

Update on zettelkasten

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Hello, in a past article in June, I shared a new tool to take notes while writing. A Zettelkasten (what a name)! Most of a Zettelkasten documentation is written by researchers for researchers. i.e. not easy to decipher. So I’m glad to Shu Omi to create this video that makes the process of creating useful notes while also showing the work needed. PS: for GTDers, the process is very close to the standard GTD workflow. Read more...

The missing bit

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While doing some review of the blog, I noticed that I am hiding 50% of what I do best. That is IT, AWS Cloud in particular. It is a pity because I love the topic and have much to share. Please share your tech problems, and I’ll happily search for a great solution with you. It looks like I want this blog to be non-technical, maybe because my mum reads it. Read more...