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like to read", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/10/04/write-in-the-style-youd-like-to-read/", "published_at": "2023-10-05T00:19:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-722f-707e-8dcc-886798e47391", "title": "“Agile” doesn’t mean “Scrum”", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/10/03/agile-doesnt-mean-scrum/", "published_at": "2023-10-04T00:33:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-722f-707e-8dcc-88679983b8ea", "title": "Tie your shoes better", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/10/02/tie-your-shoes-better/", "published_at": "2023-10-02T15:44:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-722f-707e-8dcc-88679a59a18e", "title": "Onboarding don’t-worry-abouts", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/29/onboarding-dont-worry-abouts/", "published_at": "2023-09-29T21:10:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-722f-707e-8dcc-88679b259e6e", "title": "If you could repeat a single day", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/28/if-you-could-repeat-a-single-day/", "published_at": "2023-09-29T00:18:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-722f-707e-8dcc-88679b35eb2d", "title": "Tales of boys and their fathers", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/27/tales-of-boys-and-their-fathers/", "published_at": "2023-09-27T16:48:06+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-722f-707e-8dcc-88679b465e49", "title": "My note taking system", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/26/my-note-taking-system/", "published_at": "2023-09-27T00:47:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-722f-707e-8dcc-88679b7a0fbd", "title": "Farming my gut", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/25/farming-my-gut/", "published_at": "2023-09-26T00:32:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c552-722f-707e-8dcc-88679c3af318", "title": "“The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/22/the-world-owes-you-nothing-it-was-here-first/", "published_at": "2023-09-23T00:37:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fbfdc80fa0", "title": "Atomic habit building with ChatGPT", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/21/atomic-habit-building-with-chatgpt/", "published_at": "2023-09-22T00:30:21+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fbfe04df88", "title": "The car that was allergic to vanilla ice cream", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/20/the-car-that-was-allergic-to-vanilla-ice-cream/", "published_at": "2023-09-20T23:57:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fbfeab1b89", "title": "If you can’t joke around, I don’t want to work with you", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/19/if-you-cant-joke-around-i-dont-want-to-work-with-you/", "published_at": "2023-09-19T21:00:00+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fbff167b1b", "title": "The Situational Leadership II (SLII) model", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/18/the-situational-leadership-ii-slii-model/", "published_at": "2023-09-18T20:32:33+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fbff525c4f", "title": "“I decide to just not go there”", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/15/i-decide-to-just-not-go-there/", "published_at": "2023-09-16T00:50:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fbff737e6b", "title": "Talk about milestones, not epics", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/14/talk-about-milestones-not-epics/", "published_at": "2023-09-14T20:50:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fc0016be64", "title": "The most important skill is controlling your attention", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/13/the-most-important-skill-is-controlling-your-attention/", "published_at": "2023-09-13T16:09:40+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fc00179a77", "title": "When someone leads a meeting, give them feedback immediately after", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/12/when-someone-leads-a-meeting-give-them-feedback-immediately-after/", "published_at": "2023-09-12T18:51:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fc0046d30a", "title": "“I work remotely” doesn’t have to mean “I work from home”", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/11/i-work-remotely-doesnt-have-to-mean-i-work-from-home/", "published_at": "2023-09-12T00:19:04+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0c55a-c5ad-7203-846a-16fc012ac4fa", "title": "The hidden evils of high WIP", "url": "https://critter.blog/2023/09/08/the-hidden-evils-of-high-wip/", "published_at": "2023-09-08T22:55:01+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog

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The era of bespoke apps original ↗

23 Feb 2026

2025

What makes up an organization’s culture?original ↗

31 Oct 2025

My favorite Panera interaction original ↗

22 Aug 2025

The unreasonable effectiveness of lightning demos original ↗

6 Jun 2025

Kanbanish, a side project original ↗

28 Apr 2025

Beware any dopamine hit that doesn’t require effort original ↗

24 Mar 2025

The art of pre-meeting chatter original ↗

21 Mar 2025

My core values, round three original ↗

20 Mar 2025

Do you talk to think or do you think to talk?original ↗

24 Feb 2025

“Let go of the idea that gentle, relaxed people can’t be superachievers”original ↗

3 Feb 2025

Don’t eat the SCRAPs: a simple rule for clean eating original ↗

3 Jan 2025

The fig tree original ↗

2 Jan 2025

2024

My barely useful calorie tracker original ↗

2 Dec 2024

Performance reviews are for two things, and neither of them is “feedback”original ↗

23 Oct 2024

A book quote on finding purpose original ↗

3 Sept 2024

Calculating technical debt (from “Executive Engineering”)original ↗

26 Jul 2024

A template for writing a team charter original ↗

24 Jul 2024

Three year goals: round 1 wrap up original ↗

24 Apr 2024

12 week goals: 2024 round 1 wrap up original ↗

21 Apr 2024

Brandolini’s law original ↗

15 Apr 2024

How I rate books original ↗

26 Mar 2024

Travel likes and dislikes original ↗

18 Mar 2024

Who vs. whom original ↗

16 Feb 2024

SCARF model for finding triggers original ↗

15 Feb 2024

“Change your thoughts, change your life” is BS original ↗

31 Jan 2024

A definition of management original ↗

29 Jan 2024

Salary negotiation in 30 seconds original ↗

26 Jan 2024

The magic question to ask before writing your self review original ↗

25 Jan 2024

Cream cheese parenting original ↗

24 Jan 2024

Timebox your requests original ↗

22 Jan 2024

“Posts I never wrote” tallied votes original ↗

19 Jan 2024

Resumes are fake original ↗

18 Jan 2024

Less annoying ChatGPT with custom instructions original ↗

17 Jan 2024

Posts I never wrote original ↗

16 Jan 2024

What’s your play personality?original ↗

12 Jan 2024

Feedback 101 (chapter rough draft)original ↗

11 Jan 2024

Responsibilities of EM vs. PM vs. EL original ↗

10 Jan 2024

Unfudging our feedback (talk transcript)original ↗

9 Jan 2024

How to turn off inline predictive text on iPhones original ↗

8 Jan 2024

12 week goals: 2024 round 1 original ↗

5 Jan 2024

2023 in review original ↗

4 Jan 2024

2023 annual review, kids edition original ↗

3 Jan 2024

If you had to pick one person to spend more time around in 2024…original ↗

2 Jan 2024

2023

Handing off control of my screen time original ↗

20 Dec 2023

Snakes aren’t poisonous original ↗

18 Dec 2023

What DO you want original ↗

16 Dec 2023

Back up your performance reviews original ↗

13 Dec 2023

Torrenting as analogy for single piece flow original ↗

8 Dec 2023

The checklist diet original ↗

4 Dec 2023

Senior+ employees aren’t allowed to miss things original ↗

1 Dec 2023

Don’t lie on peer feedback just because their manager sees it original ↗

30 Nov 2023

The “maybe box” for decluttering original ↗

28 Nov 2023

Death to “not un-“original ↗

22 Nov 2023

My DISC results original ↗

21 Nov 2023

Focus on what’s keeping your manager up at night original ↗

17 Nov 2023

No thanks, I don’t eat sweets original ↗

15 Nov 2023

In defense of not tracking sleep original ↗

14 Nov 2023

Some prompts for positive feedback original ↗

10 Nov 2023

The rage run original ↗

10 Nov 2023

What did you accomplish this week?original ↗

8 Nov 2023

Download Google Slides speaker notes original ↗

7 Nov 2023

A job is just a phase in someone’s life original ↗

7 Nov 2023

Put kids’ wristbands on their shoes original ↗

4 Nov 2023

You don’t know what you know until you pair original ↗

3 Nov 2023

Engineering estimates and weather forecasts original ↗

1 Nov 2023

If a year had 13 months original ↗

1 Nov 2023

The 12 Week Year: 2023 round 1 wrap up original ↗

31 Oct 2023

Modern landfill technology original ↗

27 Oct 2023

Joy’s law original ↗

26 Oct 2023

Hand gestures in macOS Sonoma original ↗

26 Oct 2023

Somewhere to belong original ↗

24 Oct 2023

No introductions, no conclusions original ↗

23 Oct 2023

Precordial catch syndrome original ↗

17 Oct 2023

Special time original ↗

16 Oct 2023

Things that aren’t doing the thing original ↗

14 Oct 2023

Your response to feedback should encourage more feedback original ↗

13 Oct 2023

“The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention”original ↗

12 Oct 2023

It’s OK to not want feedback right now original ↗

11 Oct 2023

Five things I like right now: October, 2023 original ↗

10 Oct 2023

On good micromanagement original ↗

7 Oct 2023

“Invest in yourself, not in your job.”original ↗

6 Oct 2023

Write in the style you’d like to read original ↗

5 Oct 2023

“Agile” doesn’t mean “Scrum”original ↗

4 Oct 2023

Tie your shoes better original ↗

2 Oct 2023

Onboarding don’t-worry-abouts original ↗

29 Sept 2023

If you could repeat a single day original ↗

29 Sept 2023

Tales of boys and their fathers original ↗

27 Sept 2023

My note taking system original ↗

27 Sept 2023

Farming my gut original ↗

26 Sept 2023

“The world owes you nothing. It was here first.”original ↗

23 Sept 2023

Atomic habit building with ChatGPT original ↗

22 Sept 2023

The car that was allergic to vanilla ice cream original ↗

20 Sept 2023

If you can’t joke around, I don’t want to work with you original ↗

19 Sept 2023

The Situational Leadership II (SLII) model original ↗

18 Sept 2023

“I decide to just not go there”original ↗

16 Sept 2023

Talk about milestones, not epics original ↗

14 Sept 2023

The most important skill is controlling your attention original ↗

13 Sept 2023

When someone leads a meeting, give them feedback immediately after original ↗

12 Sept 2023

“I work remotely” doesn’t have to mean “I work from home”original ↗

12 Sept 2023

The hidden evils of high WIP original ↗

8 Sept 2023