The best way to explain something is to present it in the simplest way possible. Usually, when someone wants an explanation, they want to understand. But this doesn’t mean they want ALL the details. Generally, they just want to understand the big picture. The idea/concept. If they do want more Read more…
Imagine you’re driving down the road and you see this huge, scraggly tree that kind of looks like a hand beckoning you. It’s a really weird tree and you’re staring at it when you suddenly feel a bump bump bump. You’ve just run over the uneven ground on the side Read more…
It’s easy to lose sight of your goal as you go about your day-to-day tasks and become entrenched in the details of your projects. However, this can be a slippery slope to losing motivation and alignment. It’s important to keep your overarching goal as visible and prominent as possible. This Read more…
Have you ever worked on a big, complex project and found the experience easy and enjoyable? What about the reverse? Was it difficult and almost nightmarish with constantly shifting goals and requirements? The difference between the two experiences is night and day. But the cause of those differences? The simple Read more…
My daily routine tends to be very sedentary and most of my time is spent indoors. As a programmer, pretty much all my work occurs at my desk. While I do sometimes stand to work, most of the time is spent sitting. I take my dog for a walk every Read more…
Election day is just around the corner, and I’ve been seeing a handful of ads for some of the amendments on the Florida ballot. What I’ve found fascinating has been seeing an ad that is for an amendment and then seeing a different ad that is against that same amendment. Read more…
Positive feedback is nice, but constructive feedback is powerful. What do I mean by positive and constructive feedback? Positive feedback is when someone tells you you’re doing great at something. It’s complimentary and makes you feel good. Constructive feedback is when someone identifies areas where you can improve, bonus points Read more…
How often do you put off creating or posting or declaring something as done because it doesn’t feel good enough? How many more projects, posts, or articles would you have under your belt if you had just said “good enough” and hit publish after initial creation? We often feel like Read more…
Want to know the secret to creating amazing apps, writing great articles, or even owning a business? Just start. That’s it. We have so many amazing ideas every single day, the number of ideas that turn into reality is a tiny percentage of all the ideas we have. One of Read more…
I recently had an extremely frustrating week with Instagram. I created a new Instagram account to publish programming and career related content and advice. I ran into a lot of issues where I kept getting errors and timeouts trying to create the account, then I keep getting my account disabled Read more…