Ask In The Channel: Private Messages Considered Harmful
May 26, 2020Anti-patterns in instant messaging, and why teams need to get more comfortable about being vulnerable.
23 posts tagged with "work"
The bigger picture and the smaller details
April 20, 2019The importance of taking time to think about where we're going
Wider than wide-screen: why virtual reality will never be as good as real reality
September 07, 2018On conference calls, beauty, futile protests, and the impossibility of capturing the real world.
Breaking Bad and making good - identifying with Walter White
July 22, 2018A cautionary tale of overwork and obsession - the dangers of wanting to be good at your job
More haste, less speed
February 21, 2017Why developers might need to slow down when their project is behind schedule.
Holiday heroics and humblebragging
September 11, 2016How I Got Here From There
May 17, 2016Reflecting on an unplanned and imperfect career path so far.
How Not To Lead A Team
April 13, 2016Some common mistakes by project managers and lead developers
Pedantry, goat-getting, and excitement fatigue
February 18, 2016A gentle rant about some of the irritations of modern life, including the ridiculous hyperbole of Zane Lowe and Jonathan Pearce
I feel the need, the need for slowness
November 27, 2015Clean up as you go, but don’t clean everything
September 02, 2015You are not cleverer than everyone else in the world
April 28, 2015The project management suitcase
April 15, 2015How to be a better employee - Use Your Judgement
April 08, 2015How to be Rude to People you've Never Met, or How the Medium Defines Etiquette
February 16, 2015We need new mental models for modern communication methods. Think of instant messages like post-it notes.
What cycling has taught me about work
November 16, 2014Some lessons learned from cycling that can be applied to project management.
We care a lot - why do developers work so much?
May 28, 2014Making a decision is more important than being right
April 10, 2014