Tiredness and the death of creative thinking
We hear a lot about how long hours some work. Some jobs are indeed grueling and outcome has linear connection to time input. Creative jobs defy that logic.
Work 60 hours a week
When will we finally understand that there is a negative correlation between time and productivity in creative type jobs?
56. Who was there
“It’s a fine ship, captain!”
Subjectivity of titles
Junior, senior, staff, principal engineers. Have you ever thought into how these are defined?
55. Who was never there
“How did you get those in…”
Obsession with famous people
I like to read quotes of famous, successful people just like the next person. Yet, with the prevalence of these quotes, we may miss the true meaning in most of them.
54. Who has never had much
John couldn’t reach Victoria during the entire weekend. Leaving a dozen messages, none of them reaching her, at least no computer…
Early code should be thrashy
Software should be easy to change. We make it hard to change even if it is against our best interest.
53. Who had everything
“Defense calls Mr. Ignazio Delaware to the witness stand.”
Return to Fundamentals
In digital products, often could sound a feedback, simplified into “return to fundamentals.” Can you make a sense of it if you got one before?
52. Who had lost everything
“Prosecution calling next witness to stand, Mr. Vince Pier.”
Ownership
Have you seen someone being in the flow? When the world around them is irrelevant, they are so focused and productive, you can’t even imagine how they do what they do.