The Free Electron blog post was written by Michael Lopp 19 years ago and later published with additions to the book Managing Humans. It tells the story of extremely productive engineers and how to use that force of nature from a team lead point of view. I look back to it whenever I encounter genius work perhaps with a bit of an unexpected direction. Give that story a chance.
Category: Random
If you were going to open up a shop, what would you sell?
Something like Starbucks. Expensive drinks, some snacks, and outlets for people to charge their devices. Convenient for remote workers to hang out for hours.
I even looked into it about a decade ago, but the investment needed was absurd. It’s more like a comfortable fantasy than a business plan.
This blog will change the world
Daily writing prompt
What change, big or small, would you like your blog to make in the world?
I love this writing prompt!
Blogs can change the world. I see influential folks in Bulgaria do great things with their blogs. However, my site focuses on my journeys, discoveries, learnings, and experiences, it doesn’t aim to change the world. There are some evolving personal goals that I’m pursuing, and I’m using the daily posting as motivation:
- Trying to average 10K steps/day (I’m not far but under)
- Trying to use my non-work-related screen time for reading books, blogging, reading blogs, and engaging with communities
- Trying to not use my personal time for news, doom scrolling, and anxiety-related experiences
- Trying to learn more about writing, psychology, AI, math
Using the blog I can achieve things like:
- Inspire a few more people to religiously walk and use their cars for country trips only
- Inspire more people to read books
- Inspire more people to pursue a life of being kind and empathetic to others
- Criticize the usage of AI to divert web traffic into apps that steal human content
Would it work that way? Sure, just give it time 😉 Once I get to, let’s say, 1000 subscribers, I’ll post a status update 🌎
Lantana
Ran out of boors and writing prompts this week. Enjoy a flower! 🙂
The photo is from Sozopoli.
What are you curious about?
Work excluded, the answer is Rockets and Math.
I recently rediscovered my interest in math and occasionally watch long math videos on YouTube. I’m subscribed to Mathologer, but I let myself be tempted by other YouTubers. The social networks noticed and started trying to challenge me with high school level tasks.
I would also watch some rocket launches live. The next on my list is the chopstick attempt – Starship 5.
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