So you want to write a package manager

Confessions of a Failed Self-Help Guru

I traveled around the country telling strangers how to better their lives—until I learned that the those offering to solve your problems are often the ones who need help.

on maintaining attention

Life is a fight against entropy, I think as I gather up Waterloo sparkling water cans, half-empty mugs of coffee and three pairs of sweatpants strewn over the sofa, grudgingly restoring the apartment to order.

Deep Response: An Emergency Education in Post-Consumer Praxis

You see the climate destabilization, biodiversity loss, resource scarcity, toxic bioaccumulation, and climate injustice happening all around us. You aren't the type to bury your head in the sand or shrug it off and so you roll up your sleeves. But where to start? How to ensure your work doesn't...

Egoless Engineering

It turns out misery is a shitty proxy metric.

Dan McKinley :: On Misery

Not every fun activity or moral good is a waste of time.

The Engineering Manager

-- Empowering ourselves to empower others.

Know Thyself: Tracking Every Facet of Life, from Sleep to Mood to Pain, 24/7/365

I got up at 6:20 this morning

Curse of the Chocolate-Covered Broccoli (or: Emotion in Learning)

So earlier this year, I learnt my whole career was based on a lie. As one does.

Escaping the No-Code Platform by Building a Software Factory

I’m not someone who gets called when things are going well. So when Michelle – the Twill CEO – called me in December, it was because she needed some help with engineering. In 18 m…

Home | Reasons To Stay

When the world feels heavy, a kind word can make a difference. Receive anonymous letters from people who have been there. No pressure, no spam—just a quiet reminder that you are not alone.

Radical Candor: Be a Kickass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity by Kim Malone Scott

From the time we learn to speak, we’re told that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t sa...

A Day in the Life of a Food Vendor (Published 2017)

The vendors are a fixture of New York streets and appetites, yet they struggle daily with weather, logistics and rules. Here’s the story of one.

The Hierarchy of Engagement, expanded

A framework for building enduring products

Eradicating Unhappiness

Is there a manual for living well? Where modern science, society, and psychology underserves, a philosophy nearly as old as time emerges. “Take a simple idea, and take it seriously.”—Charlie Munger…