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“I’m an ambitious 19 year old, what should I do?”  I get asked this question fairly often, and I now have a lot of data on what works, so I thought I’d share my response. Usually, people are...

As someone who’s been in the tech industry for more than 15 years, I’ve come to recognize a fundamental truth about being a software dev: the key to

Why Interview Even When You’re Happy

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I feel like an idiot while doing my job. A lot. Now there’s a damn good chance I’m actually an idiot, but the self-respecting part of me wants to challenge that notion. When I get stuck on a task or am looking for recommendations for tools/resources/strategies/solutions/whatever, I often take

Here are 349 mental models explained to carry around in your head. Make better decisions with the right toolbox of mental models.

To break unhealthy patterns of thinking and acting, managers need to pay special attention to how they communicate, collaborate and get…

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You might be the Tech Lead, but you don’t decide how your team develops software — their cultural ecology does.

Over the past year, while building Pullpo, I've been highly focused on one specific area: code...

As engineers, we love our technical solutions, but business leaders speak a different language. Learn how to turn your technical proposals into outcomes that the business cares about.

In The Psychology of Human Misjudgment, Charlie Munger explains why we behave the way we do. This is a transcript of the fully updated talk.

A guide on turning your diary into dollars.

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How to manage time as a Senior/Staff Software Engineer

Wisdom from Linus Torvalds, the creator of Git and Linux

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Poor technical interviews lead to bad experiences for both employers and candidates. Let's change that.

Interoceptive journaling is a mindfulness practice that involves recording and reflecting upon one’s own bodily sensations. It’s an intentional way of tuning into the often subtle signals our bodies send us, ranging from hunger pangs and heartbeats to flutters of anxiety in the stomach or warm waves of contentment.

I absolutely love reading. Fiction, non-fiction, poems, blogs, newspapers, magazines. Unfortunately, in today’s world, we spend less time reading and more time browsing—scrolling through Tweets, liking Instagram posts. It’s a shame, because reading offers many benefits that are backed by science. If you’re not convinced you should make it a habit, see below for some ... Read More