The Fax Club Experiment is an interesting book. 100 people signed up to receive a weekly prompt, via fax (!) and responded only under their assigned number. 32 people made it to the end, and the book is a selection of their responses. I enjoyed people’s deeper thoughts, separated from any knowledge of their identity. […]| Accidentally in Code
The Fax Club Experiment is an interesting book. 100 people signed up to receive a weekly prompt, via fax (!) and responded only under their assigned number. 32 people made it to the end, and the book is a selection of their responses. I enjoyed people’s deeper thoughts, separated from any knowledge of their identity. […]| Accidentally in Code
I like the idea of doing a quarterly review of my annual theme, as a way to reset, re-evaluate, figure out what I want to change and celebrate what I did actually accomplish. I set my intention for…| Accidentally in Code
Backlash (Susan Faludi) is a long and not particularly easy read. Written in response to the Reagan administration’s assault on women’s rights (originally published in 1991), it was reissued in 2020 as history repeated itself. Two recurring themes in the book. First, the way that the data did not at all align with what was […]| Accidentally in Code
I was listening to the first episode of the “Welcome to the Party” podcast, when Melinda French Gates was mentioned, and all three sports icons (Abby Wambach, Julie Foudy, and Billie Je…| Accidentally in Code
Strategy – how to be strategic, and how to be seen as strategic – is one of my ongoing obsessions. Years ago, I read Good Strategy/Bad Strategy, and it’s guided my thinking ever s…| Accidentally in Code
I had a great time recording this episode of the confident commit, and you can listen to it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Things we covered: The scorecard of capitalism, and why growth and promotio…| Accidentally in Code
I feel like the whole AI conversation is dominated by two extremes. Those who believe in AGI, and AI skeptics. I’m trying to approach it as a tool that may or may not be useful. Here are some things I’ve found so far. Useful as an editing partner. For things where I have a clear […]| Accidentally in Code
I like the idea of doing a quarterly review of my annual theme, as a way to reset, re-evaluate, figure out what I want to change and celebrate what I did actually accomplish. I set my intention for the year as “health”,and after a rough start in Q1, Q2 was when I tried to come […]| Accidentally in Code
The overall thesis of Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath is that you make better decisions when you use a process called “WRAP”. Widen your options Reality test your assumptions Attain distance before …| Accidentally in Code
I was recently interviewed for an article about remote work, you can read the full thing here. Some of my suggestions: I try to give myself a clear goal for each week, something that I think should…| Accidentally in Code
Facebook tried to shut it down, so obviously like so many others I had to read it! Careless People covers the period of 2011-2017, the author pitches a job to Facebook working in policy, and was th…| Accidentally in Code
Backlash (Susan Faludi) is a long and not particularly easy read. Written in response to the Reagan administration’s assault on women’s rights (originally published in 1991), it was reissued in 202…| Accidentally in Code
As the year wraps up I spent some time thinking about how it went, and what I’m hoping for in 2025. Personal My word for 2024 was connection – a correction from a multi year pandemic that flo…| Accidentally in Code
I just ran a thorough feedback cycle for the managers (leads) in my team. This is what it looked like. Motivation: It’s hard to get feedback as a manager, the hope was that people wou…| Accidentally in Code
