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Monthly Archives: August 2010
wait to decide
Today’s entry is late, which is appropriate, because it has to do with waiting to make decisions. There’s a school of thought that says to commit to a course of action as early as possible; this goes hand-in-hand with the … Continue reading
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Tagged career change, career management, negotiation, new job, philosophy, procrastination, relationship
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one trip to the buffet
A few weeks ago, I wrote an entry which touched on a phenomenon I call the “Buffet Paradox“, which prompted a question from my old friend Alan: Curious about your thoughts on avoiding the buffet approach to begin with. Ive … Continue reading
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Tagged Buffet Paradox, Minimum Viable Product, overhead, project management, scope creep
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you can’t save the princess
I’ve been thinking and writing a lot lately about goals. I think that a lot of that stems from working on a product that’s built solely to measure progress: one of the first parts of the implementation is talking through … Continue reading
two cooks, two courses
I accidentally invented a new Sloppy Joe recipe last night. I was making turkey tacos–one of my favorite meals–and I decided to get rid of a few mostly-empty jars of hot pepper rings and jalepenos that were taking up space … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, David Brooks, goals, New York Times, philosophy
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…and beverages
Speaking of beverages, Brother Matt got Kara and I a Sodastream carbonated beverage machine as an anniversary gift. First off, big ups to him–wasn’t expecting a gift. It was really cool of him to think of us, and I am … Continue reading
two years of wedded bliss
Today marks two years since Kara and I got married. My, how time does fly by! This type of occasion calls out for a typical “here are my thoughts on marriage” list, but as I was thinking about it, a … Continue reading
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of bikes…
For those of you who miss the old-style blog updates where I ramble about my life, welcome back! I think I’ve put about 20 miles total on the bike so far…did a 5.5 mile ride just now. Some observations: Riding … Continue reading
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mini-cases: the shifting burden of work
Most modern web applications are nothing more than a bunch of boxes. One holds a name, another holds the value selected from a list of options, and another indicates that one group of boxes is somehow related to another group … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Mini-Cases
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