To kick off my actual writing, I want to talk about some boundaries.
I have a day job. As is typical for most organisations, there are clear rules about what I, as an employee, am allowed to say publicly. To ensure a clean separation between what is work and what is personal, I want to state clearly what I will write or will not write about.
All my writing is done entirely in my personal capacity. My writing does not represent the views of my employer. I may write about my personal observations, books, movies, music, technology, programming, and AI. These are topics that interest me. If any are work-adjacent, they will be entirely based on public sources and personal interest.
There are also topics I will not write about.
For instance, I will not post about my work, or official, non-public, or work-derived information. I am also intentionally going to avoid topics that touch on sensitive public issues, which include matters about social cohesion, national security, or politics. I may state my views and preferences in my posts, but they should not be treated as official information, insider content, or professional or role-related advice. Essentially, if anything is connected to work, I will leave it out.
I believe that for the most part, constraints are good, and spelling them out clearly here can help me write safely and sustainably. I can still write about plenty of other topics. I hope that my writing here will become my personal space for my interests, not a window into my work.