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I’m not doing that bad am I?
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The Last 10% of Any Project
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Storms Expose the Cracks
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I Don’t Believe in Focus Time
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Code Like an Artist
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What’s Your Reset Limit
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The Element of Fun
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Your Roadmap
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Never Actioned Logs
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Enjoy the Day
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I’ve watched this video a few times and keep getting to the last bit and laughing. Imagine being Cristiano Ronaldo, being able to score 3 goals at the World Cup at the age of 41, and having to convey to others – “I’m not doing that bad, am I?” It’s funny and sad all at the same time – if you’ve ever seen the regimen he follows to still be able to perform at this level, to still be able to beat out younger players, and to still be able to perform. Imagine how many people you work with and …
The Last 10% of Any Project
Greg Thomas
The Last 10% of any project is the hardest and takes the longest – mentally – of the entire project. I don’t know how long it will take you or what it takes to complete it. Only you do, all I know is the last 10% can take twice as long as the middle 80% and thrice of the starting 10%. The solution? Find a closer, someone who can take that last 10% over the finish line. They are in short supply, but when you have one, they will make every project succeed by finishing that last 10% that the …
Storms Expose the Cracks
Greg Thomas
And then it’s up to you to figure out how you’ll fix them. We’ve all had those repairs that we’ve pushed off because – “we’ll get to it someday”. And then the storm hits, and we think to ourselves – “someday was yesterday”. So now the question is, when is the next someday going to come, because we know the next storm is going to be just as rough. 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 week ago
Enjoy the Day
I enjoy talking to new people to figure out technology problems, and it’s always a surprise when you hear where they are from or what relation they have to where you are. I used to have a joke, when I’d introduce myself to a crowd of non-Canadian people – “No, I do not know Jeff from Vancouver”. I generally get an “Oh, you’re in Canada” response when I say where I’m from, which I’m only one of many, and despite all the ups and downs, imperfections, day-to-day struggles, and whatnot, it’s always nice to get that response and have that …
You’re Halfway There
I wrote about this thing called Craptivity, many years ago. It’s when you’re past the point of having started something, and you’re deep in the learning, training, iterating, and failing. It’s when you’re falling over yourself to learn but can’t seem to get out. It’s the hardest part of learning, because at that ebb, is where many people abandon the path of learning – because why stay there when I don’t feel great. But if you hang in there, stay there, iterate, make adjustments, that’s when you will come out stronger and better for it. Lots of time is left. …
2 weeks ago
Missed One
The schedule broke last week, and many routines broke (something AI cannot fix unless you want it to look at my past writings and write something). But now the schedule has been fixed, and we’re back. And by schedule, I mean me. I didn’t write anything, had a number of other items to work on, and that was the week. Now it’s time to reset and revisit. 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.