I help engineering leaders convey their ideas clearly in writing and lead by example. Trouble getting heard and having an impact? Let's fix that.
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Are you using dual-licensing to capture an income stream from your open-source work?
Do you have a lawyer you recommend speaking with who helped you navigate the journey?
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I made over $65000 from an open-source project in 9 months.
Everything you need to know about monetizing your open source project using dual licensing. 👇
Pick a stance. Champion it.
This wasn't obvious to me at first
... until I got hired after a string of rejections.
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Have you ever tried taking improv as a vehicle for personal growth?
I want to hear your experience in the comments 👇
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The purpose of receiving feedback is so that you can become aware of you cannot see.
I start with "This is how I see myself". Then give your description of some trait you think you have such as "I'm really good with people"
Then tell them "I need you to hold up a mirror..."
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Anxiety, like all emotions, is a signal. It can help you uncover information.
I start by saying that I don't advocate skipping therapy for treating anxiety.
Here are some questions to consider to extract intelligence when you are feeling anxious.
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I was talking to friends about this topic just yesterday.
I’ve heard it’s common for doctors to not get enough sleep. That could lead to a misdiagnosis.
Next time you visit your doctor ask them: “Hey doc, how’s your sleep been?”
Ask because you care about them and yourself.
How is it that doctors are allowed to work 24-hour shifts?
We restrict the number of hours that a truck driver can drive for safety reasons, but a doctor can work around the clock.
What am I missing?
A great question!
Here's a concrete example of my divergent thinking:
I'm currently exploring the costs and benefits of delivering technical content by way of a comic book publishing company.
What is your favorite way to "diverge"?
I.e. to expand your perspective, expose yourself to new ideas, challenge your current thinking, and explore new, unorthodox possibilities?
If you work at a software company with > 100 engineers that builds a product, I want to hear from you:
What communication structures and processes does your company have in place to steer the product along a specific direction?
Who is present?
Automation doesn't have to be complicated.
Following a checklist is an automated process. A checklist is thinking done ahead of time.
The next time you're looking to automate something, embrace the checklist.
When working remotely and on a call, you can't always control the background noise in your environment.
Here's a neat tool I came across to address this problem: krisp.ai/
Cancel out the background noise and take back control of your conversations.
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Compete against your yourself, not against others.
This is the way forward.
This is what being 1% better today means.