Woah such great posts guys, makes for a really interesting read! Great thinking how just escaping the mundane / stressful aspects of work can be an influence in itself, though it makes me feel lucky to have a job which despite means late nights working too often, I do enjoy.
Good shout delboy, didn't cross my mind that it'd a two-way relationship but of couse like all relationshis it is!
And to those talking about networking and confidence; real talk. That 'leap' you take when joining the scary cult of a new job before you get to feel comfortable around people is one scary experience .
@Boydie any time on Agile, my work has a 'no training is enough' policy on this and I've used it plenty, so can hopefully be of some assistance. Interested to hear your motivations for learning too.