Run Log 20260329

My Day in Three for today:

1. I completed a more intense training in the gym this morning. My body, especially my injured leg, seems to hold well, which is good. If the weather is good tomorrow morning, I will go for a slow, longer run outside.
2. My son will be turning 18 in a little over two weeks from today. As both kids, my wife and I went out this afternoon to buy (and hide) his birthday gift.
3. We had some sunshine late afternoon in the garden. I went outside to work a little in the garden and to put up the lights around our terrace before the trees start growing again.

My Day in Three for today:

1. I enjoyed reading this article by Reuters on the identity of British street artist Banksy. Banksy’s identity has been debated and closely guarded for decades. A quest to solve the riddle took Reuters from a bombed-out Ukrainian village to London and downtown Manhattan, and uncovered much more than a name.
2. I spent some time today organizing my work for April. I have some busy weeks ahead of me.
3. The kids are out tonight to meet up with their friends. This is a new thing for us: my wife and I are together on Friday night, and we only hear what they’ve been up to halfway through Saturday morning. It’s great to see them become young adults, and I can definitely get used to this phase in life.

My Day in Three for today:

1. I exercised at the gym this morning before going to work. The treadmill was already occupied, so unfortunately, no running for me today. I’m starting to get into a new rhythm with this whole gym routine, but I don’t think I’ll ever really like it.
2. I had a forward-looking career discussion with a team member today. We went outside for a walk, which always helps shift the conversation into a different mindset.
3. I received a voucher for another year of full access to the New York Times through my Dutch newspaper subscription. Awesome! Supporting journalism is important to me; we’ve had a newspaper in our household for as long as we’ve been able to afford one.

My Day in Three for today:

1. Following up on my 101st post from yesterday I wanted to share this post from Robert Birming. I follow Robert’s blog via RSS; it’s fun and encouraging to read his daily posts about keeping blogging momentum. If you are already into blogging or thinking about starting, it’s worth following Robert for inspiration.
2. I had a good day in the office. I was there early and didn’t leave too late to make sure I could join my family for dinner tonight.
3. ‘Adults lose skills to AI. Children never build them’ is an article I read this evening out of professional and personal interest. AI cognitive atrophy is something I think about a lot as we continue to introduce more AI into both our professional and personal lives. There is a difference in how people in my age group use AI versus, for instance, my children. I mainly use AI to offload tasks I already know how to perform. While I see my children offload tasks (math homework), they never learned to perform. If I had to perform the same task again without AI, I would still be able to do it (less quick), because I acquired the skills through education and/or practice. In the case of my children, they probably couldn’t, as you can’t atrophy a muscle that was never built. What applies to math homework applies in my professional context when working with engineers, too.