12 hours ago
Too Many Tickets is Not the Problem
2 days ago
Unfurling the Sails
3 days ago
The Continued Value of Demos
4 days ago
The Secret to Climbing Ladders
4 days ago
Want to get better at Drawing Hands?
2 weeks ago
Build and Wait
3 weeks ago
Finding Opportunities
3 weeks ago
Where does the time go?
4 weeks ago
I’m Just Getting Started
4 weeks ago
Tracking It
12 hours ago
Knowing what the tickets are and having to manage them? That’s always been the problem. If I could have my perfect dev system. Each week (or even day), it would leave a comment in a ticket why I did not work on something or what I did thinking about it. But no effort from me, just knowledge transfer – I thought and designed something here for an hour, I didn’t get to it because I had these other 5 things to do. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on …
Unfurling the Sails
Greg Thomas
When sailors of old (very old) would get a sense of an oncoming wind, they would unfurl the sails to take advantage of each and every breath of wind that could push them as far as they could go. Then, when the wind died down, they would roll them up, rest, and wait for the next big wind to come along. You can’t unfurl your sails all the time, but you can choose when exactly is the right moment to get the most out of them. Rest, Go Big, Rest again, Go Big again. Want more? Check out my book …
3 days ago
The Continued Value of Demos
Greg Thomas
You can’t beat a flawless demo. Except with a busted demo. If done right, a busted demo will always leave them wanting more because they’ve seen how far you’ve come. Demos still have value, with or without AI, it just depends how far you are willing to push them. Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US). I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.
Tracking It
I waver between tracking everything and then nothing. I can’t lie, I like seeing the stats and the progress – I’m a sucker for charts – and I like tracking my process in goals and tracking. And sometimes there reaches a point where I’m too busy, and I don’t track it. And then I start again. Some would call this lack of consistency or focusing on priorities. Whatever the case, I know I’ll start again once I get out of the busy season, but for now – I’ll focus on getting the work done and come back to it. All …
Gearing up for Winter
Right now, I am mid-thrall in gearing up for winter. Putting summer stuff away. Storing wood. Cleaning up messes. Making sure the snowblower works. Making sure I have gas for the snowblower. Everything and anything to make the winter that much simpler to live through. Whether it’s mild or wild, you always need to prep for the winter. But do we do the same for our work seasons? Want more? Check out my book Code Your Way Up – available as an eBook or Paperback on Amazon (CAN and US). I’m also the co-host of the Remotely Prepared podcast.
1 month ago
The No Meeting Meeting
The best meeting is the “No Meeting” Meeting, because the team realized they had it all figured out. The group culture proved that everyone had the right information they needed. The systems and practices are available to everyone and not hidden by faux walls. The team is empowered to not walk but run. The Best Meeting, is the “No Meeting” Meeting not because it doesn’t need to happen and saves an hour, but because it is happening every hour of every day. You just don’t see it, but it’s there and it’s working. Want more? Check out my book Code …