August 2, 2018

Greg Thomas

Stop with the Buzzwords

Starting a new position is… what’s the word… intimidating. Especially if it’s a position you fought for, worked hard to get, put in all that extra work to get there. You earned it. So don’t waste it on your first few weeks throwing out every buzzword or trope the industry has ever heard to prove to people that you know what you’re talking about. They know what you’re talking about, that’s why they hired you, now they want to see you do it. And if you’re in a position where the only way to show you deserve to be in

August 1, 2018

Greg Thomas

And Rest

That’s the point of always doing the hard work first, so you can rest down the line, so you can recharge for what comes next. But if you’re always doing the easy work, always starting there, then when it comes time to do the hard work, it will take longer, you’ll be burnt out and frustrated you didn’t start earlier. But because you’re late there won’t be any time to take a break because you’ll be into the next iteration of work and after doing all that hard work where will you want to start? With the easy stuff… and