Broken Sleep

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Broken Sleep

I am doing so much at the moment. I am doing so much, project managing so much. And this is me after having toned it down. 

I’m managing at the moment:
  • Python course
  • Obviously just my usual workload - which I’m hugely passionate about - and which is arguably more all-consuming for neurodivergent people
  • Especially when I’m so passionate about it…
  • Managing improving on a lot of stuff at work still - still have a lot of behaviours and activities I’m trying to hit better and so I’m project managing these as well - learning very hard what they are and so that I can try and hit them properly
  • Keeping all of my reflective journals - yep I don’t just blog. Not even close. At the moment, I keep several reflective journals as well, about work stuff too.
  • I am posting on LinkedIn less and on my blog slightly less - that’s okay - software engineering for me is always about the real thing and that’s only the real reason why I do it anyway
  • Also trying to project manage cooking and house work and stuff after 8 months of non stop working lol
A sunshine and a forest graphic drawing with link text outlining next steps of two Python courses

I made this infographic for LinkedIn but loved it too much so it needs to be a blog post. I am really struggling with the Python course, not with the content, but with the pressure that comes along with the journey.

So for that reason I am so so grateful to my boss who supports me through taking the Python course, and to my work. It really really means so much to me - thank you. I am really so so grateful - thanks. As you already know I am feeling the pressure.

So what do I need to do next? I need to finish my current module on generators. I need to then do my two modules on sets and collections including lessons, quizzes and projects. 

And then it will be on to the resource management lesson which specifically is on context managers. 

The question arose why isn’t this taught sooner; well it is but only very superficially. 

I can’t wait to learn about them properly…

And then onto the Advanced course 

I can’t believe it but soon I will be doing two Advanced Python modules.

They will be on:
  • Logging 
  • Database operations

I think that I’ve found my next obsession

“Broken Sleep” by Agnes Obel just came on…


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