35 years in IT consulting

It may not quite be 35 years yet, but I figured I’d grow into the name. My journey in the computing industry began as a co-op student from the University of Waterloo in 1990, and after graduation, I worked at a large Canadian bank for several years before becoming an independent consultant. I hope to share my experiences and offer insights that perhaps someone my find useful.
One episode of “Explained” on Netflix, titled “Time” has particularly rang true with my career. French explorer Michel Siffre, embarked on a ground-breaking experiment by living in a cave without any natural light or clocks for two months. He communicated with a team at the cave’s entrance to keep track of his sleep and to provide meals. His body maintained a roughly 24-hour internal clock, but the most fascinating part came after the two months were up. When the team radioed down to tell Siffre that his time in the cave was over, he was shocked and thought it was a joke – he believed he was only halfway through the two months. This experiment showed that our memory doesn’t accurately capture time, and Siffre discovered that his repetitive daily routine resulted in fewer memories worth storing. He forget.
As I have aged, become busier, and settled into a work routine, not only does time seem to fly by, buy I also seemed to store less memories. There are many things that I have forgotten. It is interesting that when thinking back about my work experiences, ideas for future posts, I remember most from my first work term, my first couple years at the bank, and my first couple years doing consulting work, and once it stops being “new”, the memories seem to be fewer. Perhaps it is the unique experiences though, such as raising my family, my brain found more worth storing.
This blog is a deliberate act to remember my experiences, and at the same time, attempt to be entertaining, and try something new.