Metrics Jon Hillenbrand, October 2, 2010October 17, 2019 Some people I work with don’t care about anything other than successful numbers. As someone involved in creating artwork for a living, it’s difficult to mesh with that metrics-based world. But I do keep track of almost everything I do at work so just for fun, here are some of my numbers from the past 14 days (since Sept 19th): PHOTO RESEARCH: 7 requests filled (way down – I usually get 3+ a day) PHOTO SHOOTS: 18 PHOTOS SHOT: 11 GB VIDEO SHOOTS: 4 HOURS WORKED: 97 (will rise to 99 probably today when I go in) MILES DRIVEN FOR WORK: 124 EMAILS RECEIVED AND ANSWERED: 460 UNANSWERED EMAILS: 15 FAMILY EMERGENCIES: 1 DAYS OFF: 2 COWORKERS QUIT: 1 Photography Thoughts artworkdataislandmatrixmetricsnumbersphotographyWorkwork-life balance
Thoughts Jon Hillenbrand’s “Run for your Life 5K” August 2, 2015October 17, 2019 The culmination of a 12 week Couch to 5K running plan ends today. The training has been the most fun running I’ve ever done. It is a plan that I chose through Garmin Connect, the website that interfaces with my Garmin Fenix 3 watch and tracks my fitness. The plans were all… Read More
Photography Anticipation January 11, 2012December 30, 2015 Sometimes you preposition snow plows when the forecast calls for 5-8 inches of snow. In Chicago, this is a good practice. Read More
Photography My Version of Inception March 1, 2011October 17, 2019 So, after typing my last post which was about the recent increase in surprises in my life, and after proofing and publishing it, SURPRISE!, only half of the post was published. Everything I added after previewing the post was deleted forever. That goes into the, “Bad Surprises,” category of course. But the more… Read More