The Three Laws of Robotics (for tech recruiters)
The tech market is so hot right now that if you are a developer and can tell the difference between O(n) and your own butthole you might be getting calls from aggressive recruiters. Recently I’ve had...
View ArticleA system for analyzing systems [Part 1]
We seek definition to understand the system so that we can discern the rules so that we know what to do next so that we win. – Michael Lopp, Being Geek: The Software Developer’s Career Handbook How do...
View ArticleA system for analyzing systems [Part 2]
This is the second part of an (awesomely epic) series on how to analyze a software system quickly, click here to view Part 1. So now you (having the right attitude and documenting everything) have...
View ArticleHow to deal with robots and get your poodle a job
How should you act when a recruiter calls you during personal relaxation time (i.e. grooming your pet poodle “Fluffikissh”)? What are the ground rules for interacting with robots? If the end goal of...
View ArticleHow to convince your employer to let you telecommute (LIKE A BOSS)
I’m writing a book about successfully working from home; click here if you want to know when it is complete. You have decided to work from home. Telecommute. Listen to the kind of music you want to –...
View ArticleManaging your Significant Other when working from home
I’m writing a book about successfully working from home; click here if you want to know when it is complete. When you start working from home you have to prepare those around you for the inevitable...
View ArticleWrite in 2012
Last year I resolved to write more this year. I ran across the idea of Morning Pages and found a writing site and some tools that helped me no matter where I was. In this post I’ll talk about what...
View ArticleSacred Space: Building the Energy of your Home Office
In a previous entry I mentioned that you should have certain infrastructure readily-available when you work from home. After I wrote it this idea kept bouncing around my head that is a lot more...
View ArticleChaos-Proof Your Marriage with Monkeys
The best thing that happened to our marriage is my wife getting so sick that she couldn’t walk down the stairs more than a few times a week. She was pregnant with twins and was having a side-effect of...
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The 5-minute Journal
Last year I bought, in some sort of moment of defeat against the capitalism of productivity tools, a product called The 5 Minute Journal after hearing a few people talk about it. (Important note: since...
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