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Established Practices

January 27, 2025

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. Last week was a short week for me, and this past Sunday, we had the finals before the Super Bowl. I hope you...

Careers are long-term, and Jobs are temporary

January 20, 2025

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. As you read this, we’re observing MLK Day in the US. I hope you had a restorative weekend or enjoying your long...

Letting Go

January 13, 2025

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. This was my first week back at work, so I spent much time catching up. Between updating meeting invites,...

2024 Year in Review

January 6, 2025

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings and the first issue of 2025! I hope you had a great end-of-year and spent time with your loved ones. While the...

Change Fatigue

December 16, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. This will be my last newsletter of the year! I'll leave you to rest for the remaining two weeks. We'll see each...

Look into the Future

December 9, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. Was this forwarded to you? You can subscribe here! Things I discovered in the past week In the spirit of gifts...

Community Building

December 2, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. This past weekend was Thanksgiving, and today, if you're looking for tech stuff, we have Cyber Monday offers....

The 20% that matters

November 25, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. I’m writing this using the airplane WiFi, hopefully it worked as you’re probably reading this. After a hectic...

The power of optics

November 18, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. As you’re reading this, I’m visiting my home country in a work trip, so a very quick operation. I hope you had...

A time for everything

November 11, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. It's Veteran's Day when you're reading this. I hope you had a good weekend and managed to get a good rest! Was...

Good Stories drive progress

November 4, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. This past weekend, we had the end of daylight saving time, and with that, the "it's too dark to be sitting by...

The hard thing about change agency

October 28, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. I hope you had a restorative weekend, I spent the weekend watching sunsets and seeing the day end earlier and...

What's stopping us?

October 21, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. I recently took two days off to spend a long weekend with my wife. I hope you had a relaxing weekend as well....

Progress over perfection

October 14, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. Was this forwarded to you? You can subscribe here! Things I discovered in the past week Tools for Systems...

Can requirements be clear at all?

October 7, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. I've been knee-deep in a project that requires my full attention, and I've been lacking proper exercise and...

Why is it hard to keep lights on?

September 30, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. These past couple of weeks, I've been knee-deep in a migration project that has consumed most of my time, so I...

Improve your questions, and help your team

September 23, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings! I've been knee-deep in a migration project and haven't gotten enough sleep. But I do hope that you had a...

Talk is Cheap, show me the code

September 16, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. I hope you had a great weekend, I’m writing this on the Caltrain going back from a comedy show in San Jose. Was...

Consensus as Staff Engineer

September 9, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. I hope you had a good rest during this weekend. Was this forwarded to you? You can subscribe here! Things I...

Reinventing the Wheel

September 2, 2024

Hey! Welcome back to another week of musings. I hope you had a refreshing weekend. Also, it's a long weekend here in the US, and I might be enjoying a mimosa...