productivity
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A look back: One year of working out at the gym
While I typically focus on technology, I’m sharing a personal reflection on my first year of gym training, detailing how I shifted from running goals to weightlifting with a local trainer. I discuss the challenges of balancing early morning sessions with travel and work, alongside my progress toward lifting my own body weight.
A new Microsoft Flow whitepaper has been released, and it's interesting
If you are looking for strategic guidance on building enterprise-ready integrations with Microsoft Flow, this newly released whitepaper offers valuable insights. I had the privilege of serving as a technical contributor to this guide, authored by Jerry Weinstock, which details how to effectively create automation solutions for large organizations.
Achieving internal efficiency by managing your time and organizing your tasks
I share the specific time-management model that allows me to balance a full-time job at Microsoft with graduate school, a podcast, and family life without burning out. By revealing the personal habits I eliminated to reclaim my schedule, I offer transparent insights into how identifying time thieves and prioritizing speed can significantly boost your own internal efficiency.
Altering my productivity with a new display setup
If you’re curious about how a hardware tweak can genuinely impact your daily workflow, I’ll share my experience replacing a three-monitor setup with a dual vertical configuration. I’ll walk you through the specific challenges of mounting heavy displays and how using PowerToys FancyZones helped me optimize this new, more peaceful arrangement.
And suddenly, 300 podcast episodes later
Reflecting on nearly six years of weekly conversations, I share how my friendship with Tobias Zimmergren evolved into the 300th episode of the Ctrl+Alt+Azure podcast. I discuss our organic approach to episode planning, the logistical challenges of recording platforms, and the journey from casual virtual coffees to a long-running show.
Jussi Roine
Microsoft MVP and consultancy founder with 30+ years of experience, passionate about Microsoft security, AI governance, and sharing what I learn along the way.