Month: March 2016

March 24, 2016

Greg Thomas

Out the Door vs Off your Plate

There is a difference between getting something out the door vs getting it off your plate.  You might think they are similar in part because they both involve completing something, to some degree, however with closer inspection you start to see the difference. Out the Door You’ve been on this for awhile and now’s the time to make the push. Build something and deliver it. Work hard towards the end to push something out the door for people to use. Bring the team together to drive towards an end goal that needs to happen. Get customer feedback through the trial process to

March 23, 2016

Greg Thomas

Doing work in Typical Time

When something comes across your desk, that something being; Bugs A new feature A napkin with some requirements on it A blackbox that no one has ever seen but has to be tested That new project that doesn’t push the envelope, but takes it, rips it up and creates a new one. The first question is always the same; “When can you have it done?” And the first thing that goes through your mind, everyone’s mind is always the same… “Wasn’t expecting this today, got a lot on my plate, how do I fit this in?” And from there we

March 22, 2016

Greg Thomas

The Streak is Over

Since mid-December 2015, I’ve been writing a Rambli once a day, 5 days a week.  Sometimes I write them in advance and schedule them up, but everyday was about shipping something out there. Yesterday was the first day that I didn’t ship. Left a hole, feels like something didn’t happen, the whole day felt slightly off kilter.  Kind of sad, really wanted to do it every day for the whole year… Even today, here I am at the very end of the day, after a very hectic day but an incredible evening still feeling off kilter that I didn’t ship. So what

March 18, 2016

Greg Thomas

Second Screen Syndrome

I’ve worked with two monitors going back to the days of CRT screens. I’ve tried going to one large monitor, but it leaves me feeling constrained. It is impossible to actively work on two things at the same time on two screens but what I have noticed over time is that one screen becomes the Planner, the Guide, the Director on what needs to be done and the other is where I work (Director on the right, Worker on the left).  Any time I set this up, it’s always the same. Apps run on the Director EverNote – what is the

March 17, 2016

Greg Thomas

Game Day

Break down the effort… Practice 3 times a week for the last 6 months. Close to 48+ hours of driving to and from tournaments. Playing in 30+ games. Who knows how many ice packs, bruises and strained muscles. Hours spent learning plays upon plays upon plays. All that effort, over the course of 6 months to qualify, to reach one set of games which will separate you from the rest of the pack.  One Tournament to rule them all (as they might say), one last chance to put the naysayers to rest and win something that very few do. Remember all

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