"What actions can I take to get better from here?"
This seems like a simple concept, but in practice we often are more interested in protecting our ego. In this episode we try to practice this self-accountability through an exercise.
Jun 24
Why Can't You Go Faster With AI? Focus on the Friction to Find Out
If you are a manager, a lead engineer, or anyone growing into more responsibility, this throwback episode is built for you. We keep hearing the same question, now louder than ever: "Why can't this go faster?" AI and agentic coding have made the literal coding step dramatically ch ... Show More
19m 26s
Jun 18
Software Engineering Principles That Still Hold Up in an Agentic World - Old Lessons Made New
The skills problem isn't going anywhere — it's just wearing new clothes. In this episode, I unpack how the lessons we learned decades ago (limiting work in progress, the theory of constraints, test-driven development) are coming roaring back as the fundamentals that will carry yo ... Show More
31m 28s
Jun 2023
How to Heal Your Self Concept
Ooh, let's do a juicy interactive podcast episode! *PLEASE TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN WELL-BEING.* In this ep., we dive into how we can understand our self-concept, specifically through the lens of something we currently really want/around a major "decision maker" in o ... Show More
29m 32s
Mar 2023
441 - Stop Struggling: Instructions for Developing Self-Discipline
<p class="MsoNormal">In episode 437, we talked about accountability, noting that before you can hold other people accountable, you need to take responsibility and hold yourself to the same standards. In this episode, we take a deeper dive into the subject of accountability to tal ... Show More
13m 1s