Today was my first-day writing code for what I call “the empathy project” to build empathy for what engineers go through. Here is how my first day went. I started with an existing template to give a good starting point. After following the instructions, I downloaded the template and ran into my first error. Something […]
A Quick project to build empathyManagement usually means that you are removed from your daily interactions with code. While this gives you focus on important areas such as execution, growing, culture, and strategic thinking. It also means you forget the day-to-day challenges you go through as an engineer. To build empathy and remind me what […]
We’re currently hiring for a hard-to-fill position. I reached out to a good friend to see if he was interested, and to my surprise, he said he was going to apply. It was unlikely given he is currently employed, less than a year in at his current company, with decent compensation and a good work […]
Have you been asked to create a report? Did you make a report? Did you stop and ask why the report is needed? What is the information that this report is trying to answer? When thinking critically, we need to distinguish between causes vs. consequences. In our report example, the requester might be looking for […]
Living in the United States allowed me to learn about traditions from all sorts of backgrounds. I was exposed to traditions based on sexual orientation, religion, historical events, location, and even driven by capitalism. I remember approaching these with lots of curiosity but a particular defensiveness, mainly caused by a lack of understanding. Once I […]
The rumor mill is hard to contain and impossible to stop. After all, people are curious, and when they know change is coming, they want to know a few things How am I affected? When is it happening? Is it good or bad? How are those around me affected? Who do I go to with […]
◦ Repetition makes perfect ◦ But Perfect is the enemy of progress, start with the two-minute version ◦ Consistency allows for repetition – same day, same time, all the time ◦ Make your outcomes easy to achieve (put the fruits and vegetables 🥕 out) ◦ Make your bad habits difficult to achieve (unplug the tv, […]
Yesterday, December 2, was my son‘s fifth birthday. My wife put together some lovely P.J. mask decorations. She bought cake, muffins and had some candles for my son to blow. It all felt very nice. My son was happy, dancing, and very engaged in the celebration. And this made me realize that we often forget […]
Well, I lost my daily writing streak. I got some back pain, heavy days at work, and busy afternoons with the kids. By the time 8 PM rolls around, I am exhausted and not really in the mood to write. But here I am, at 6:23 CST on December 1st, 2021, trying to pick up […]
As I dictated this from the community park, I got reminded of a book I read on stress management. In this book, they talk about resiliency, and the author gives an example of their kid learning how to go up the stairs, and he describes the experience from his point of view as one of […]