the purposeful pause practice

2019-04-23

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~6 min read

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1043 words

The world is busier than it used to be. We’re bombarded by constantly with work emails, Instagram notifications, and Slack messages. My…

error handling: address in use

2019-04-18

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~2 min read

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215 words

Running my node server, I got an error indicating that my port was already in use (). I knew that shouldn’t have been the case because I had…

writing is just the beginning: the tradeoff between clarity and exploration with writing and conversing

2019-04-17

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~4 min read

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709 words

But you’re never going to achieve what you want to, Mr. Caro, if you don’t stop thinking with your fingers. R.P. Blackmur via ‘Working…

learning (@ work)

2019-04-16

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~3 min read

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522 words

I think the psychology of learning at work is interesting. On the one hand, an employer should want employees to ask questions and learn…

pomodori and deep work

2019-04-14

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~2 min read

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327 words

I brought pomodori back this week after listening to the podcast episode with Productivity with Mani Vaya. Mani won me over early in the…

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