Welcome Back Interview with Ernie Miller, Head of Engineering at Monograph, Part Two
Today I talk with Ernie Miller. Ernie is the head of engineering at Monograph. (They are hiring!) This is the second part of my interview with Ernie.We talk about the four-day work week, fragility of ...
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Welcome Back Interview with Ernie Miller, Head of Engineering at Monograph, Part One
Today I talk with Ernie Miller. Ernie is the head of engineering at Monograph. (They are hiring!)We talk about the four-day work week, fragility of culture and the importance of taking care of it, and...
6 Joulu 202139min
The Focus IS the Work
The focus is the work.When anyone asks how they can be more productive, I give them the exercise I talk about in this episode. It's extremely simple, but not easy.What are you focused on, right now? I...
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Dealing with Inevitable But Unpredictable Events
Bugs are inevitable, but individually unpredictable. Trying to use a single strategy for dealing with these events will miss a huge number of the events, while requiring massive efforts. Instead, we s...
29 Marras 202120min
Think in Composition
Most things are compositions of other things. Most problems are multi-factorial. Most opportunities have more than one selling point.Sometimes, it helps to realign your thinking to composition, using ...
24 Marras 20219min
Substitute Better Questions
Substitute with better questions, and you'll have more insightful answers. Questions are a major contributing factor to behavior, and the way you ask questions is a habit that can have a high-leverage...
23 Marras 202116min
Focusing On Fundamentals Is Not Repetition, It is Refinement
Focusing on fundamentals may seem boring, or like a sports catchphrase used to motivate people to practice. The truth is, these fundamentals are still going to be the most important value-making activ...
18 Marras 20219min
Metamodeling and Steering Systems for Self Improvement
Metamodeling is creating a model of models. Confused yet? When we use models, we often assume they are complete. But what characteristics could make all of our models better? That's the concept of met...
16 Marras 202114min
