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Power of Mobile Apps

I've been noodling some ideas lately and I sort of rediscovered an idea I remembered I had from the past. Most mobile app interactions are 20-30 seconds in length (at most!). It makes a lot of sense to design an experience around these types/lengths of interactions. Some

Culture vs. Culture

Culture vs. Culture

Today I was musing about company culture. Most tech job postings these days mention "our culture" and tend to interview for you to be a culture fit. Sometimes I really wonder if they're confusing culture vs. culture: culture |ˈkəlCHər| 1. The arts and other manifestations of

The Fear of Missing Out

The Fear of Missing Out

Working for a 100% distributed company presents a number of benefits as well as challenges. One of those challenges is the fear of missing out or FoMO. It is a real thing. The Fear of Missing Out is the emotional stress we can experience when we feel like things that

Missing my DSLR Camera

I love photography. My love for taking photos is an ebb and flow. I'm not sure what exactly affects the arbitrary direction of those currents other than the nature of my brain. I still take a fair number of photos but sadly they're only with my

Getting Burned Out

Getting Burned Out

It's In Our Nature The human body seems to have a natural instinct to burn itself out. We find something we like and want to continue receiving those brain signals so we keep on doing the thing. Eventually our brain grows weary and sometimes our body too. My

Things With Wheels Flash Talk

Every year at Automattic we get together at what we call the Grand Meetup. Everyone is expected to give a four minute flash talk on any subject - literally any subject. Last year I described a funny story about a boss stealing my iPhone. This year I combined another funny

Systems Philosophy

I was apparently feeling philosophical the other day and posted two tweets about dealing with systems architecture. They generally apply to life as well, so I'm posting them here on my blog so I don't forget them. Just because something was done a certain way, doesn&

The Non-Linear Nature of Progress

My friend Marty gave a nugget of wisdom today that I thought I'd share. I mentioned how I've been doing good at losing weight but this past weekend I cut loose a little with family over. I intended on relaxing the calorie count so I don&