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Last month I felt worn out. I’d completely filled up my time with numerous tasks. In hindsight, all of them were things I wanted to do, each worth consideration, and having earned a right to be on my todo list. But taken together it was too much. And if
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When you first join a new team it’s hard to figure out how to connect well. You’re trying to understand your the dynamic, where your strengths fit in, and what weaknesses need to be shored up. When you first start with a team—or frankly at anytime; you
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Andy Weir is one of my favorite writers. He doesn’t put out books at the pace I’d prefer (we can’t all be Brandon Sanderson), but boy does he nail it with every book. The Martian was a perfect story. It’s the sort of book I go
Here are my five top articles this week. Thank you as always for reading. * Lost in worlds, found in our world - Reading fiction opens up how we see our own world. If you haven’t found a great novel recently I encourage you to try again. I’ve got lots
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There are no new ideas. Instead there’s riffing and adding to existing ideas. Austin Kleon lays this out beautifully in his book series, starting with, Steal Like An artist, which obviously steals its title from earlier references. Part of the magic of ideas is taking them from multiples sources
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Last week I wrote about saying no. It’s a lesson I’m constantly re-learning. The problem is there’s so many things that I want to do. Even when I’ve managed to cut my tasks down to a tiny list, I inevitably look for ways to add
Do I go with a table view, or a card layout? Do I make this page of the dashboard as a parent, or a child? Should a selected row on the table allow for deep filtering, multiple dynamic actions, or simply changing a single status? Questions like these, and dozens
Fog rolled across the windshield as we parked our car against the driftwood. We got out, zipped our coats all the way to the top, and fastened the buttons over the zippers. Waves lapped against the shore as we moved from the hard surface of the asphalt to the squishy
Over the last few years I’ve been testing with different methods of writing and speaking. What I’ve found is one always benefits the other. On a recent episode of Async I was able to verbalize thoughts I’ve been playing with in my head in a way that
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Logen stalks back to the campfire, his mind on their mission to snuff out resistence. Something’s wrong. The site’s been disturbed, carelessly turned over. He turns just in time to catch the full-on charge of a flathead; its mouth open, ready to make contact with flesh. Logan
This week I wrote less posts and focused on a few longer pieces. First, the longer pieces: * Finding a hobby - I’ve found in my own life that it’s important to enjoy activities for the pure joy of creativity and curiousity. When everything is tied to a financial outcome
Years ago, I was leading an engineering team on a complex project. My job was to keep the project on budget, tasks queued up, and collaborate with the client on the work. There was a lot to do, and I was new to the role. Halfway through the project, I