Lessons to think about at work

Take examples from life sciences. Look at things like a trained botanist looks at things in a forest. With that perspective, a forest transforms from an idyllic little haven to a savage battlefield. Trees would fight their enemies with ruthless efficiency for every square inch of precious access to the sun. Bushes would be relegated to the leftovers, and moss and grass on the forest floor are forced to subsist on even less sunlight than that. Young, light-green plants would tirelessly invade the territory of their older, dark-green rivals, never ceasing the effort to starve them of energy. Seeds and spores would invent ingenious mechanisms to cover a wider and wider area than their opponents.

Dress for the job you want, not the job you have.

“Indeed, my good sir. However, the moon rides high and the hour of the wolf is no time for the conducting the works of men. By your leave, let us continue this discourse upon the morrow.” - I text like this to my boss any time i get a text after hours.

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1. 10x software developers
2. Advice for experienced software engineers
3. After completing stories
4. Blockers
   1. Blockers - how to explain them to the team
   2. Blockers - How to deal with situations where everything feels like doom and gloom?
5. Do not vent.
   1. See https://mindset-notes.explorer436.com/posts/20241006145732-complaining_and_venting/
6. Cold hard truths about the workplace
7. Common developer pitfalls that even seniors struggle with
8. Controlling emotions at work
9. Critical soft skills
10. Do not work asynchronously
11. Five important lessons from years as a software developer
12. Fundamentals of a good developer mindset
13. Good days and bad days
14. Great Software Engineers
15. How Do You Handles Issues and Conflict at Work?
16. How to get promoted or rise up levels
17. How to save information?
18. How to thrive in an industry
19. How information is shared
20. Innovation week
21. Next steps for a five plus year software engineer
22. Learnings about soft-skills from jobs
23. Maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule
24. Dealing with stress
25. Protect easy contracting jobs
26. Planning and time management
27. Work location
28. Staying focused
29. Tech Lead
30. Ten Steps to High Quality Java Developer
31. The importance of testing
32. Understand the data
33. What does a good job mean?
34. Example Conflicts or Contentious topics that teammates get into
35. Having friends at work can lead to success
36. Don’t Let Your Inner Fears Limit Your Career
37. Work location