Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 11 May 2025 Hey friend, What percentage of your frustrations are with a technical aspect of your work? And what percentage of frustration is due to people-issues? If you're like me, I'd bet it's mostly people-issues that get you irritated. This next few weeks, let's try to spend more time learning how to deal with those. The ROI is huge. Some Thoughts Non-attachment is a powerful mindset that frees you from the emotional highs and lows that can cloud judgment...
10 days ago â˘Â 2 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 4 May 2025 Hey friend, I wanted to share the main source of stress in my work right now. Because it's not the project. The updating of reports. The finances. It's the fear of being disliked, thought badly of, seeming incompetent or not as as A-player. It's the interpersonal relationships that are hard. As much as we focus on the technical, it's the emotional that is the true difficulty. Some Thoughts The truth is that you become passionate about things you...
17 days ago â˘Â 1 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 27 April 2025 Hey friend, How consistent are you? Do you stick at one thing for a long time or do you like to start something new often? I used to think that sticking to one thing forever was the best advice. Now I'm not so sure. Strategic quitting is a concept I got from Seth Godin's book, The Dip. (I'm actually thinking about uploading my Kindle highlights for the non-fiction books I read. But I'm not sure anyone would actually be interested.) Some Thoughts...
24 days ago â˘Â 1 min read
SPECIAL EDITION April 23, 2025 WhatHappenedWhen: A new app for tracking project events â Hi friends A bit of a special edition newsletter today because I wanted to share something special with our subscribers. And give you the opportunity to get it for free before the public release. I made and app that solves my own problems (and one I KNOW you have too). How many times have you thought: âI shouldâve written that downâŚâ The approval that came late. The email that changed everything. The day...
28 days ago â˘Â 1 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 20 April 2025 Hey friend, I spent the last week thinking about the cost/benefit of my work. Am I doing too much? Is it costing me too much in other areas of my life? Should I be proud of myself for my efforts or should I be going harder? Do you ever wonder the same thing? Some Thoughts âIn the minds of geniuses, we find once more, our own neglected thoughtsâ ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Have you ever read a book, heard a quote, or listened to a speech by a great...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 2 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 13 April 2025 Hey friend, I've been a bit slow in keeping up with social media for these past few weeks. Life has just been busy. It happens. But I'm still keeping Substack full of short, punchy ideas. See you there. Some Thoughts To communicate well, talk in pictures. When we communicate, we give facts and figures. We tell people this, that, and the other. We stand before them, earnest and dry, and give our opinions. To communicate better, animate your words...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 2 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 6 April 2025 Hey friend, I'm currently struggling to deal with under-performance in my team. How to motivate, educate and assist the individual and get their projects back on track. Without getting destroyed myself. It is the most difficult part of the job. Ensuring progress, balancing responsibility and accountability. Some Thoughts âDecide in advance what youâre going to suck at.â ~ Oliver Burkeman Author Oliver Burkeman suggests we should deliberately...
about 1 month ago â˘Â 1 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 30 March 2025 Hey friend, I stepped back into something that I dabble with occasionally: making apps. I have zero coding skills but it's still fun to try and make things. And with AI it's even more fun. Anyone out there want to help me mess around with apps? Let me know đ Some Thoughts Do your values align with those of your team? Do your teamâs values align with those of the wider organisation? When values clash, there is constant frustration. But discussing...
about 2 months ago â˘Â 1 min read
Welcome to our weekly newsletter! 23 March 2025 Hey friend, I've been asking myself these two questions lately: Am I Too Content? Do I Have Too Little Ambition? I honestly worry about it. I've made it pretty far up the corporate ladder but I don't want to go further. I like it here. It's a nice blend of influence and freedom. Is that a bad thing? Or am I being very smart? I'm not sure. But I'm exploring it in an article. I'll let you know when it's done. Some Thoughts âBecome so good of a...
about 2 months ago â˘Â 1 min read