When I was a newer driver, I found there was a specific situation that was creating a lot of stress and anxiety for me. This is whenever I was in line, in a car, at a stop sign to turn right. Now in a situation like this, you look to the left (in the United […]
How many times have you bought some newfangled cool product thinking, “I’ll use this all the time!” Only to find that actually…you never really use it. The quintessential example is, of course, the exercise bike. But there’s other examples too, such as kayaks or bread makers or hot tubs. But sometimes, it “sticks”, and you […]
My previous post on understanding other people’s actions and decisions has what I believe is a very important followup. And this concept I’m about to discuss extends way beyond business, but includes politics, friendships, and life in general. I mentioned that sometimes people seem unable or unwilling to understand the line of reasoning that another […]
I believe there’s a valuable skill that all people should have, and it is the skill of understanding why other people are making the decisions they are making. This can be a difficult skill to hone, and I was thinking about why this is. Here’s some thoughts I have on why it can be difficult. […]
Many of my posting ideas come from thoughts that cross my mind at random times during the day. Here’s one that struck me while walking to a gate at an airport. I was thinking about how I haven’t written a blog post in a while and I was trying to get at some root causes […]
It is natural at work to get frustrated and want to complain to someone. But just random complaining is not useful and in fact can frustrate the other person. Here’s some advice on this topic: It’s ok to complain about something, but bring a solution or at least some brainstorming ideas as the next step. […]
At the beginning of the year I made a commitment to post at least once a week. And guess what…I did a really good job keeping up with that commitment. I learned to use a couple different tools, such as writing ahead of time and scheduling the post, or verbally speaking and using speech-to-text tools […]
I just saw this question posted on Reddit, “What makes a good senior developer? Specifically in terms of their soft skills.” I started thinking about what my answer would be, if I were asked this question. (Of course, this assumes I’m a good senior developer, but let’s assume for a moment I am. Bear with […]
See title above. Do you ever feel this way? I do, a lot. I’m sure most of us do. The reason for this is you are working on things that don’t directly contribute to your tasks you want to accomplish. It is easy to get caught up in a flurry of emails, meetings, and phone […]
As of this morning, I have 165 published blog posts. But what you, the reader, don’t see is how many I have that I have NOT published. I have dozens of half-finished articles written, all of them unpublished for a variety of reasons. Maybe I don’t feel like the article is presenting anything of real […]
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