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Long-term optimization
One of my key takeaways from last year was that focusing on maximum work output was a fruitless endeavor. Any fool can work until they pass out on their keyboard, but this is a great way of burning out...
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Talk about it
I make a living supporting and delivering services around open-source software. I run paid support for a WordPress plugin that allows webmasters to optimize their site against web performance best...
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When you know better
One of the main reasons I spend time investing in and working on myself is because it helps me get better at getting better. I’ve been learning more about NLP recently (thanks Peter) and what I’m...
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The truth about software
Most software is really bad. I’m not being a software engineering snob when I say this (after all, I’m not a programmer myself), we just have an extraordinarily low bar when it comes to acceptable...
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And we’re back
I took a break from the gym for a couple weeks, and decided to make my return this evening. It was great. And by great, I mean pitiful and humbling.I felt weak and uncoordinated, which reminded me of...
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Impeccable
It’s impossible to control what happens to your work once it’s shipped. It’s subject to criticism, misinterpretation, and praise alike—this just comes with the territory.What we can control is what...
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Choose your own adventure
Do you want the kind of friends who say what you want to hear, or friends who say the things that you need to hear?Is your career optimized for maximum safety and stability, or do you proactively seek...
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The price of progress is pain
I’m currently on a weight training routine that involves lifting five to six days a week. In addition to the encouragement that comes from knowing that I’ll be ready for my long-awaited mermaid photo...
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I can’t do this by myself
That might not actually be true.Sometimes we conflate our inability to accomplish a monumental task…with our inability to care enough to see it through. Maybe you just need to get fired up.“He who has...
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Everything is Everything
Lauryn Hill said it best.But what comes to mind when I hear that phrase is something I’ve learned from life and my mentors over the past few years: everything is a metaphor for everything else.Put...
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