opinion The one secret no one tells you about todo lists Number one will shock you! I've removed so much stress and still get everything done. Eventually.
opinion Care, end of 2024 edition Care, genuine care about people and things seems hard to come by in 2024. We should care more. About other people as well.
opinion Contribute or fork? Would you fix or fork an open source project? What gets you to contribute back to someone else’s project? Why should you? Why shouldn’t you?
wordpress I can no longer trust WordPress WordPress's latest move of hijacking the ACF plugin firmly solidified that it can't be trusted, regardless of the reasoning behind it.
tax RSU of a US company under UK tax law I live and work in the UK, and got some RSUs of a US company trading on the NASDAQ. The experience was wild, and the calculations wilder.
opinion Communicating peacefully How do you deal with someone at work who keeps asking something you've already answered? Or a passive aggressive colleague? You don't play.
opinion Anything language agnostic is just a new language Anything language agnostic just means that someone wrote down what things mean, and created a whole lot of adapters to different languages for it.
opinion Anthropology and the mundane How much of your day to day life is possible because everyone shares in common knowledge that's not written down? Can that be lost?
opinion Your authentic self at work Something I learned later than I should have about bringing your whole self to work.
business Going from nothing to $200 is harder than from $200 to $5000 Going from 0 to 200 is harder than 200 to 5000 even though the differences would imply the opposite.
WeblogPoMo2024 I don’t think I can be a content creator Hi guys to my channel! Don’t forget to like and subscribe and hit that bell icon to receive all notifications! This is not going to happen.
WeblogPoMo2024 Take care of your non-customers How you treat people coming into your store who aren’t going to buy anything from you is super important to how you’re viewed. Take care of them.
WeblogPoMo2024 Boomer humour I hate boomer humour. Why do folks think it’s okay to joke by bullying someone else, or telling them they’re trash? Seek help instead.
WeblogPoMo2024 Dads and the pet they didn’t want They will take care of it anyways and do a good job, because not doing that would make them a bad person. Doesn't mean they wanted the pet.
WeblogPoMo2024 Side projects and The Internet Business advice is weird, they are often conflicting. So what do you do with it? Which one do you listen to?
WeblogPoMo2024 Say the Weird Thing Be who you really are to help people looking for you to find you. Let out your nerd side, embrace knowing weird things!
WeblogPoMo2024 Renaissance Internet Where do we go from the current state of the internet that’s full of AI and bots?
WeblogPoMo2024 On community and inclusion Communities have values, whether written down, or embodied by their members. What if you don't vibe with those values? Can you improve them?
books Book review: Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss This is a book I wish I had when I was younger. It's become one that I recommend to everyone to read, regardless of their current position. It's just that useful.
privacy Dark pattern with unsubscribe link Unsubscribe links should work with privacy measures put in place. Edureka's does not.
life Thinking differently about goals Usual issues with having lofty goals is that once you hit them you’re left with the feeling of “now what?” What if there were better ways?
life Sometimes you’re just wrong Sometimes you're just wrong. It is a difficult feeling, but for the sake of yourself and everyone you talk to, learn how to be wrong.
opinion What part of your app is your app? Your entire app is not your entire app. Here's how I think about the different parts of an app, and how to separate the core from the accessories.
