Another Frequent Update

Good day.

Like clockwork, this mailing list subscriber base grows, and with equal consistency, I fail to update regularly. So strange.

I’ve taken to Twitter the past week to discuss topics on my mind briefly. While I am disappointed in how well short bulleted lists convey thoughts on a complex topic, well, it works.

Here’s a bit on mentorship:

rands @rands

When someone asks me whether they should get a mentor, I send them the following list of six questions to get a conversation started.

3:37 PM ∙ Jun 2, 2022

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And another about worrying about your company during the downturn:

rands @rands

It’s a downturn. First big one for tech in 14 years, so first time for a lot of folks. You might be worried about your company. A good time to be worried, but worrying without action is… burning empty calories. Thoughts plus things you can do in the thread:

6:31 PM ∙ Jun 4, 2022

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The reboot of Being Geek is going well, with a third of the new chapters produced. I’ll attach a cover draft to the end of this update.

I hope you’re swell.

Rands.