It's clear that COVID-19 is a crisis that has exposed civilizational foundations and areas of improvement. The next one won't be like this one though — how can be best prepare?
Never Waste a Good Crisis
Remove the middle option
Remove the middle option to make clearer decisions
An Eighty-Year Career
I don't ever want to retire. Instead, I want to have an eighty-year career, one where I get to build upon a lifetime of experience and resources to move the needle on some of the messiest problems we face.
How To Do My Job
How would I describe what I do to a reasonably intelligent person who isn't a software engineer?
Documenting Some Thoughts Around Tanagram
Tanagram is a project idea I've been exploring built around two fundamental hypotheses about modern software.
Introducing LeetcodeSolutions
I created the study guide I wish I had when I was studying for programming interviews …
Next Steps
Last week was officially my final week with Trustwork. I'll be joining the Issuing team at Stripe in a month, a relatively new team with a really audacious charter. In the lead-up to making my decision to leave, a couple of factors came together to bring my shields down.
Learn Harder Things
Learn things that are harder than what you already know, not just what is adjacent.
Decisions ≠ Outcomes
The process of making a decision is not the same thing as the outcome of the decision — it's possible to have a well-made decision that results in a bad outcome, or to have a poorly-made decision that results in a good outcome…
