According to @stonecoldpat0, he has taken considerably fewer speaking slots over the past two years, totaling roughly 3–4 talks and about 4 panels, source: Patrick McCorry on X, Nov 13, 2025, https://twitter.com/stonecoldpat0/status/1989098336452780032. He stated that day-to-day, people-oriented work reduced his time to explain difficult technical topics or gain exposure to them, source: Patrick McCorry on X, Nov 13, 2025, https://twitter.com/stonecoldpat0/status/1989098336452780032. He set a New Year resolution to prioritize more technical work and fewer people-oriented tasks and is looking forward to sessions at Devconnect to kickstart that shift, source: Patrick McCorry on X, Nov 13, 2025, https://twitter.com/stonecoldpat0/status/1989098336452780032.