Focusing means placing your full attention on one thing. And then on the next. And on the next.

You’ve probably heard of Parkinson’s Law before: “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” Use this to your advantage. 👇 A thread

Want to change habits? Work with friction. Friction is how easy or hard it is to do something. It's an important part of our habits. 👇 A thread about friction

You know the Pareto principle, right? 👉 For many situations, 80% of the consequences come from 20% of the causes. Pareto actually applies to two aspects in software development, good in one and bad in the other 👇

The constant chatter in our minds. I always thought these voices are me. That every single sentence is important. That every thought, however it makes me feel, expresses who I am deep inside. Except it's not. A thread 👇

Slow down. Do fewer things overall, but more things that matter. It doesn't matter how many tasks you complete. What matters is their impact.

4 Tips to write better (by Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert) ⭐️ Write simple Use fewer words and fewer sentences. ⭐️ Grab your reader with the first sentence Write it. Then rewrite it multiple times.

“A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked.” I love this quote. It's so true for software projects. 👨‍💻 But it goes even further 👇

“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind — you are the one who hears it.” — Michael Singer

Programming is a social activity. Much more than many non-devs assume. Ultimately, we're building something for humans. Software that helps people or makes them laugh. To do this we must deeply understand other people. And work as a team. That's pretty social if you ask me.

How many lives have you touched this week? 👪 obvious ones like friends and family 🚶 people you only briefly touched, like the cashier at the supermarket 😎 people you've never seen, like whoever a nonprofit can help because of your monthly donations

Take small breaks every day, larger breaks every week, and huge breaks every few months.

1/ When was the last time you did something that scared you? “Do one thing every day that scares you” is something you might have read. I recently saw a longer version of this: x.com/lexpaval/statu…

“You cannot control the results, only your actions.” — Allan Lokos

🧘 6 Mindful Ideas Life is so full of distractions and endless to-do lists, it's easy to forget what it's all about. For me, the goal is not to be happy, but content. Here are 6 ideas to be more content 👇

Call someone you like but haven't spoken to in a while. Only costs you a few minutes, but makes your day better (and theirs, too!)

🧘‍♂️ Compassion Exercise Read through the following sentences. After each one, pause and notice how it makes you feel. Take a minute and think about that sentence. * I love myself. * I am grateful. * I love others. * I sleep well. * I am content. * I am enough.

Always explain your goals and assumptions. Anything else leads to misunderstandings.

Getting better at anything is a matter of *consistency* and *practice*. For soft skills and hard skills. Small talk, negotiating, dancing, lifting weights, mindfulness, meditation, programming, building a business ...

Chances are, if your CI/CD is slow and flaky, this has grown over the years and no single action will magically fix things. It takes consistent effort in the right direction to come to a solution that‘s actually pleasant to use.