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Productivity Porn: An Office War Room to GTD

Productivity Porn: An Office War Room to GTD

I've posted before about how I keep the physical space around me organized in order to encourage productivity.  These days, I am working from home, so it's important to keep my work area a productive place.   Here is a visual layout of my 'war room'. Taking a step back: WorkStation 15" MacBook Air & BookArc Stand ThunderBolt Display w. some SimpleDesktops 2nd Monitor and Read the article >>
Credible Engineering Leadership Skills

Credible Engineering Leadership Skills

Like many web engineers who have built teams as their startups have grown, I do not have an MBA.   If you are like me in-so-far as you value management practice over theory, you probably learned to bootstrap & scale as a leader without one. That hasn't stopped me from developing my own theories.  Reading this quora thread on why many engineers detest their management reminds me, I have Read the article >>
Truckin’

Truckin’

One of the most amazing about startup life is how fantastically high the highs are, how quickly they can turn to dreadful pitiful lows and back again. Your professional life is quite literally one big question mark when you are building it from scratch. The instant you crack some really tough problem you're a genius. The moment the shit hits the fan, you're the worlds biggest moron. The stakes Read the article >>