Nudges, Ideas and a sprinkle of career advice
This is where you’ll read from me. It’s a mix of nudges that encourage you to take the next bold step, ideas that help you make a change and advice so you can avoid the mistakes I made along the way.
From my keyboard to you. No ChatGPT involved, just a bunch of honest writing, usually done in the morning hours before the world wakes up.
I hope you enjoy it and I’d love to hear from you, so feel free to comment on these posts.
Makeover Monday week 27, 2018: Rat Sightings in New York City
For week 27 we will have two datasets. The official Makeover Monday dataset about Rat Sightings in NYC as well as a secret, yet-to-be-revealed dataset which we’ll use at TC18 in London this coming week.
Makeover Monday week 26, 2018: London Cycle Hire Usage
We have reached the half-way point of the year. 26 weeks of Makeover Monday (almost) behind us, 26 weeks of Makeover Monday to go.For this week we’re playing with a large dataset again, looking at the hire usage of London’s Boris Bikes.
Makeover Monday week 25, 2018: U.S. Influenza Surveillance Report
For this week’s Makeover Monday, Andy picked a dataset about influenza cases in the US which comes with a line chart.
Makeover Monday week 24, 2018: The tourism density index
This dataset found its way to me through some sponsored content on an Australian news website recently and I thought the topic was really interesting.
Makeover Monday week 23, 2018: The UK Gender Pay Gap
What a tough dataset Andy picked for this week. As much as I enjoy a good dig around the data, I do value my sleep and I’m missing out because I’m trying to make sense of this data.
Makeover Monday week 22, 2018: the most expensive prime property in the world
A couple of weeks ago, Sarah Bartlett shared a link to the viz we’re using for this week’s makeover, looking at property prices for selected cities.
The fear of failure
Every time before a big training ride I get scared.
Makeover Monday week 21, 2018: Premier League Predictions vs Reality
Here we go again: sports data. It’s not that I don’t like sports. Actually, I love sports. I love participating, but not watching in front of the TV
Makeover Monday week 20, 2018: Hours spent in Congestion in European Cities
Unlike some people’s ‘stuck in traffic’ commute, my daily 12min ride to work is just long enough to put a fresh glow on my cheeks in the morning and mess up my freshly blow-dried hair into a mix of wind-swept and helmet-hair.
Makeover Monday week 19, 2018: Toughest Sport by Skill
In this week’s dataset, the first thing I did was to sort the sports by Endurance and voila, distance cycling is on top. My faith in the world is restored.
Makeover Monday week 18, 2018: Bee Colony Loss in the US
Following on from last week’s ecological footprint dataset, in week 18 we are tackling the very important and topical issue of Bee Colony Loss.
Makeover Monday week 17, 2018: Ecological Footprint per Capita
After a week of malaria vizzes which had me very excited about the enthusiasm from the Makeover Monday community, we are turning our focus to Earth Day this week and the ecological footprint per capita for different countries.