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Alyssa Fu Ward, PhD's avatar

I love this list of tools you’ve tried and how they’ve worked and don’t work for you. I think this is a great example of how you are following what you need in this current but still experimenting and not getting caught up in the hype. (But you’re not ignoring it either.)

I look forward to seeing where retirement takes you!

Alison MacLellan's avatar

I pinged my old boss (my now boss’s boss) yesterday to ask for suggestions of one thing I must have on my new Mac. I saw him in the hallway later and he said, I’m working on an answer for you, but there isn’t just one thing. :) We discussed a couple things I’m looking at and he gave me suggestions of people to talk to about them.

Really enjoying talking to people see what excites them and why.

Code Like A Girl's avatar

OMG. When I left BlackBerry (still called RIM), I was so used to using the latest and greatest smartphone (I left in 2011). I also had sticker shock when I first had to buy one! Back at BB I had a drawer full of phones I could use. Also, it made me treat them terribly. To this day, I have to have a strong case on my phone because I drop it all the time!!! BlackBerries were indestructible. So I never worried about dropping it. Plus, if I did and something actually happened, refer back to the drawer full of phones.

So I feel you on figuring out what you actually need to pay for going forward!

Alison MacLellan's avatar

It’s amazing how quickly we get used to having the tools at our fingertips. I read someone else posting something similar about leaving Google and how they miss the infrastructure that was already in place. Based upon my work in the last 10 years, I have a couple ideas for small businesses to be able to protect themselves like the big guys.

Code Like A Girl's avatar

I did get a personally Calendly account when I left corporate. It is far too useful. I never want to go back to the back and forth of trying to find a meeting time that works.

Alison MacLellan's avatar

I set up a personal Calendly last month. I offered anyone 30 minutes to just chat in support of Mental Health Month. And while using the internal calendar would have worked, I just wanted something separate. I think I'm going to keep it. I admit, I live and die by my google calendars.