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Be Scrappy, Not Crappy

Be Scrappy, Not Crappy

It’s not so long ago that I learned the term “scrappy”. Someone was looking to build a “scrappy” team of software engineers to build the next big thing, and build it fast.

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Read Intentionally

Read Intentionally

How many words are you reading every day? As a software developer, I read a lot. And I’m pretty sure that I should read even more.

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Make it Easy

Make it Easy

We like telling other people that we’re working hard. Hard work gains us respect. We just have to push through to get the results we want.

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Start Clean!

Start Clean!

As software developers, we’re painfully aware of technical debt. Usually, we curse our predecessors for taking shortcuts, making wrong decisions, and for just not working professionally in general.

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My System for Organizing Work in a Distracted World

My System for Organizing Work in a Distracted World

As knowledge workers, we software developers are very vulnerable to distractions. Have you counted the number of context switches you’ve had today?

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