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Reading in 2025

Previously, previously, previously, etc. This year I read less than my 52 book goal, reading 45. The best book I read this year is a hard decision, so I'll say top 3 were all by authors that I will likely read more from in 2026 - Claire Keegan,

Writing in 2024

Newsletter Writing I wrote 25 posts on Bad Software Advice in 2024. Personal Writing I wrote in a morning pages style journal 171 days, with varied consistency. For example, I wrote nothing in August of 2024. I wrote a total of 60,331 words in 2024, from a total of

Reading in 2024

It seems the only thing going on with this blog this year is this post, my annual reading list. Here are the books I read this year. Not included: * the 10 books I started and never finished * any reading I needed to do for school, which seemed to always be

Reading in 2023

Almost every year I post what books I have read that year. This serves as a replacement for Goodreads, somehow. Interestingly I didn't blog here at all last year. Most of my writing was in other places, like a newsletter Bad Software Advice, which is growing in a

Reading in 2022

I try to read 52 books a year, but don't worry too much if I go over or under. Some years I post end of year lists: * 2020 * 2019 * 2015 * 2014 This isn’t really planned but is a rough goal which I sometimes go over. This year

I Can't Let My Team Work from Home, for Stupid Reasons

I can't let my team work from home, they might not work hard. Sounds like you hire clowns. Maybe you should improve your hiring process. How do you track what they are getting done now? I don't know. Now I walk around and ask them, and

Remote Work is a return to something very old

Remote work means you work in front of your children, don't miss the chance to influence how they think of work

The Game

The games we play at work affect how much we can get done, and how authentic we can be.

Shop Talk: A new version of the technical interview

A new way to run a technical interview: have a candidate bring the project

Why the Hell Did you Write a Book in 2021

Motivations for writing a book in 2021 when you have other things to do

How to Spend 10 years to write One ^@#$ Book

Why imposter syndrome and starting and stopping a project slow everything down

Remote-ish

Hybrid remote work is challenging, because it can be the worst of both worlds. Remote work isn't about where you are, it is about how you work

Navigating Remote Work :: Now Available

A guide for how to be productive while working from home

Systems Over Resolutions

Systems and Habits are better than promises