Willingness to Look Stupid
Discusses the professional benefits of being willing to ask questions and pursue unconventional ideas, even if they seem stupid.
Discusses the professional benefits of being willing to ask questions and pursue unconventional ideas, even if they seem stupid.
A developer's personal journey through decades of code editors, from Notepad to VSCode, and why the choice of editor is so subjective.
A developer's detailed workflow for using RSS feeds and tools like Inoreader to replace social media and manage content consumption efficiently.
A developer discusses the common struggle of maintaining motivation for personal projects and side work, offering introspective advice.
A guide on improving remote work communication by avoiding vague greetings, unscheduled calls, and meetings without agendas to boost productivity.
A personal guide to using the Pomodoro Technique for focused, productive work, especially in remote or demanding tech roles.
A developer shares a curated list of influential tech articles that shaped their career, covering topics like technology choice, productivity, and engineering culture.
A developer reflects on GitHub contribution streaks, analyzing their 2023 graph to discuss work/life balance and the meaning of a 'perfect' streak.
Learn how to use the zsh_stats command in Oh My Zsh to analyze your most frequently used terminal commands.
A software developer advocates for canceling unnecessary meetings to protect deep work time, referencing Paul Graham's Maker's Schedule.
A developer shares the list of default apps and tools they use daily for work and personal tasks in 2023, including VS Code and 1Password.
A list of blog post ideas and prompts for developers and tech writers, especially during challenges like National Blog Posting Month.
A guide to installing and using the GitHub CLI to boost productivity for project maintainers and contributors, covering login and key commands.
Explains how the software development practice of 'grooming' can be applied to boost productivity in any project by preparing work ahead of time.
A simple macOS menu bar app for quick calendar access, supporting Calendar and Google Calendar integration.
A poetic reflection on the immersive, focused state of deep coding work and the struggle to maintain that flow.
Introduces 'Startup Friday', a practice of dedicating Friday time to creative tech projects, experiments, and prototypes.
A review and guide for Day Progress, a macOS menu bar app that visually tracks your day's progress with customizable time ranges and display options.
Mitchell Hashimoto shares his method for staying motivated and completing large technical projects by breaking them into tangible, demo-able chunks.
A guide to using a simple four-column Kanban board to organize work, reduce stress, and improve visibility for yourself and your team.