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Get back to work! Or, how to start the week after you visited a conference...

Last week 3 colleagues and I went to the New Adventures in Webdesign Conference in Nottingham (#naconf). It was a day with one track of 8 speakers. All the talks were very different and the mix of these talks made it a very inspiring day. Your brain jumps from 'ready to use tools' to very vague talks about how to stay inspired, from bowling to cupcakes and beer. And that's exactly what I like about visiting conferences, the diversity and the fact that you're stuck with 650 same minded people in one place.

So, now how to get this inspiration back in my work on a Monday morning? I don't! Well, not right away...
First of all I read all the blog posts people already wrote. I check all the links and stuff that were in the goodie bag and add the handy links to my delicious link feed. I (again) go through all the speakers and their websites. I read the paper that they made (you can buy one yourself for £1). And with all that new stuff in my head I go back to work. I just know that the right thing will pop up just when I need it. Some useful links