The first entry in my Healthspan Field Notes. One week of Monk Mode reduced my screen time from over four hours a day to less than thirty minutes. The biggest benefits weren't the ones I expected.

Having to travel into the office quite a bit the last few weeks which has introduced me to some new people which has been great, although shocking as I’ve been there over two years now and am only just meeting some of these people! The increase in travel has got me looking at EV efficiency again. Thankfully I am lucky enough to be able to charge my car at work (for free!) and this week I’m managing to achieve a whopping 333 mile per kwh, just over the published WLTP rating of 328, which I’m pretty pleased with.

My current role is generally more strategic these days so there aren’t that many chances to get my hand dirty. This week however I’ve been lucky enough to start playing with some new Microsoft Teams equipment we are thinking of deploying (which is awesome, by the way) and do a bit of ‘no code’ automation with good old Power Automate. This is quite exciting and I have found it difficult to resist getting pulled back into this sort of thing, as an alternative to spending 5+ hours every day in meetings!

Last week I took a very well earned break from work. Things have been getting increasingly intense at work for the last few weeks leading to a few sleepless nights and 5am emails as deadlines loomed. A week long dedicated break seemed sensible to avoid the inevitable burn out.

Wow, it has been an insane couple of weeks with plenty of emotional ups and downs. Work has been very busy and it feels like the weeks are flying by. This last week however, I’ve had a bit more time to think and look at stuff outside the office.

Among my other fitness and health goals I’ve been doing a bit of research into what vitamins I should be taking to keep things in tip top shape. This last week I’ve been trying Vegums, both the multivitamin and the fish free omega-3. So far so good, although as with all other vitamins I’ve had, they only work if you remember to take them!