Recently in The Real Adam, waxing edition
The days get longer, huzzah. I think about Shape Up, self-similarity of work days, and reflect on books and television.
I just got back from a quick, drama-free trip to see a bunch of my family in Charlotte. It helps to see where I’m going by seeing where I came from. And, the family quirks I want to navigate around!
Everything is easier once you have a do-the-thing button working end-to-end. I shared tips on adopting Shape Up in software teams. Please let me know if there's more you'd like to learn about Shape Up, based on my few years of experience adopting and evolving it on small/mighty teams.
You still can’t beat a dumb-old Kindle. Reading well these days means choosing great books, connecting the dots, and amplifying my attention via AI copilots.
Ever feel like your workdays are from a loop movie like Groundhog Day?
Goonies but Star Wars and dumb vampires both continue to entertain. The television is still good (though less amazingly so than several years ago).