How to Eat an Elephant (Or Tackle Most Any Big, Huge, Enormous Project) - CoryMiller.com
In my late 20s I went back to school to finish my undergraduate degree. As a working adult, the daunting task of finishing that degree (I had at least 40 hours left) was overwhelming. But I quickly found an accelerated adult completion program that allowed me to do it once a week for around 18 […]
How to Eat an Elephant, One Atomic Concept at a Time - kwokchain
How Figma and Canva are taking on Adobe—and winning In 2010, Photoshop was ubiquitous. Whether you were editing a photo, making a poster, or designing a website, it happened in Photoshop. Today, Adobe looks incredibly strong. They’ve had spectacular stock performance, thanks to clear-eyed management who’ve made bold bets that have paid off. Their transition … Continue reading How to Eat an Elephant, One Atomic Concept at a Time →
Overfunctioning: The Drive to Do it All, or When Helping Others Is Hurting You - Ness Labs
Overfunctioning refers to feeling overly responsible for family, friends, and coworkers, which leads to trying to proactively solve problems and taking on too many tasks, even if the other person is perfectly capable of doing those tasks themselves.
How to get in the flow: five simple steps - Ness Labs
When the mind is fully immersed in a creative task, it can reach a state of heightened awareness where the only thing that matters is the work itself. How do you get into that state of creative flow?
Designing a Protocol to Get out of Slump Mode - Ness Labs
There’s lots of debate around the best way to do stuff—what’s most efficient, scalable, and sustainable. But what about when you don’t feel like doing anything… When you’re in Slump Mode?
What I learned from Staff Engineer by Will Larson | Swizec Teller
Staff Engineer was one of the more impactful books I've read in recent months. Went through the audiobook soon after becoming tech lead so the timing was perfect.
Book notes: Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track by Will Larson
Book notes: Staff Engineer: Leadership beyond the management track by Will Larson Summary How strongly do I recommend Staff Engineer? 8 / 10 Favorite part: Interviews with actual staff …
I’ve taken to using the word “energized” over “impactful.” “Impactful” feels company-centric, and while that’s important, “energized” is more inwards-looking. Finding energizing work is what has kept me at Stripe for so long, pursuing impactful work. - Michelle Bu
We all have a finite amount of time to live, and within that mortal countdown, we devote some fraction towards our work. Even for the most career-focused, your life will be filled with many things beyond work: supporting your family, children, exercise, being a mentor and a mentee, hobbies, and so the list goes on. This is the sign of a rich life, but one side-effect is that time to do your work will become increasingly scarce as you get deeper into your career.
What is Virality: 4 Steps to Design It In Your Product
Virality is one of the most promising marketing channels. But what is virality, really? Learn more about what it is and how to apply it to your business.
9 Ways to Build Virality into your Product If your startup is building a consumer product, your product has to be viral. For consumer products, the average revenue per user tends to be relatively …
In this article, I share the 4-step framework I've used to validate plenty of startup ideas using pre-sales (along with +10 examples of startups using it).
Master startup validation with this comprehensive 2024 guide. Learn proven frameworks, avoid costly mistakes, and validate your idea before writing code.
Previously, I wrote about how debugging, whether done by humans or AI powered tools, depends on context. Without it, even the most capable systems can only tell...
