This piece was originally published in the Packet Pushers’ Human Infrastructure Magazine, a publication about the human side of working in technology. HIM is sent every other week or so to Packet Pushers Ignition members. Sign up for free. I recently tweeted… I’ve become okay with only having so much time in my schedule. Would adding this { new | random | unexpected } thing to the mix...
I like to meet other's expectations, and have them think cuddly, happy thoughts about what a swell person I am. I know that when I send an email, I hope to get a response. Therefore, when I receive an e-mail, my natural inclination is to respond.
Stayfocusd is a useful Chrome extension for filtering time-wasting websites. It's a progressive step towards deleting social media accounts entirely.
How I can create deep content if my mind is usually in a broken mirror state, challenged by outside thoughts and ideas all of the time?
Task managers are tools that allow you to maintain organized lists of the things you need to do. Over the last couple of months, I have shifted my workflow to revolve around a task manager. That means that what I do each day is driven by the tasks that are on my list. If the task is on my list, I perform that task until it’s completed or at least moved as far as I can move it. If something...
Here’s a catalog of all the media I produced (or helped produce) in December 2017. PACKET PUSHERS WEEKLY PODCAST Episode 368 – Radical Change, Devops, and Automation. Greg Ferro and I kick around a bunch of ideas, including why it can be hard to bring radical products to market, DevOps as a communications issue, and whether automation tooling is just a provisional step in the evolution of...
I co-authored Computer Networking Problems And Solutions with Russ White. The nice folks at InformIT.com are accepting pre-orders of the book and ebook at 40% off until December 16, 2017. Get your copy via .
I’ve recently admitted to myself that my ineptitude with my inbox is due largely to procrastination. That is, I can’t face the task that a particular inbox message presents, and thus I ignore the message. With this admission comes a desire to reach inbox zero each and every day. I don’t like my productivity squashed by ineptitude. I must overcome! But how? Getting to inbox zero...
Most people know me because I write & podcast about IT on the Packet Pushers network. I also co-authored "Computer Networks Problems & Solutions" with Russ White.
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