The Wizards of the Stack
Jun 7, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 I was about 23, working at my first “real” job in IT. By then, I already had …
I fix broken things.
Strive for progress, not perfection.
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Who Wanted This Trip, Anyway?
May 31, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 I once drove all the way from Colorado, in the US, back to Nova Scotia, in Canada. Five …
You Do Not Need to Be Loud to Lead
May 24, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 One sure way to not have my business is to require me to talk on the phone.
Do it now
May 17, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 Many moons ago, I had a high-demand, high-stress job where I was required to work on …
Follow the process (kinda)
May 10, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 One of my colleagues used the expression “in a previous life” when referring to jobs he …
Sabinus and the AI Trap
May 3, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 In one of his letters to Lucilius, Seneca tells an interesting story about a fellow …
Decision Fatigue: How I Stopped Wasting My Brain on Stupid Choices
Apr 26, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 Every single day, we get hit with a barrage of decisions. One study estimates we make …
War Room
Apr 19, 2026
Listen to this post 0:00 0:00 Epictetus, a former slave turned Stoic philosopher, once called out some academics of his …
Lateral Thinking
Apr 12, 2026
I have always liked people who can look at a problem from a different perspective. Not because they are trying to be …
Fix What Hurts Most
Apr 5, 2026
I have talked about the Pareto Principle a few times before. Many people know it as the 80/20 rule. I do not treat it as …