I'm good at visualizing success. It just comes naturally. I see it, me standing on a stage, ending my last sentence of a 50 minute talk with the perfect closing thought. The crowd has a moment of stunned silence, then erupts in to applause. Afterwards people are lined up waiting… Continue Reading 'Avoid failure by visualizing it'
This is part 5 of many in my “Open-source as a project model for internal work” series and the final part of “Empathetic Infrastructure Code Management”. Versions are useful for a quickly gathering how intensive an upgrade will be. The Node Stability Index provides a simple overview of a component's… Continue Reading 'Passive Change Communication - Changelogs'
This Tuesday I have the pleasure of presenting at Front-End Summit online (sign up with discount code KEVIN for 20% off). The topic will be Visual Regression Testing, something I'm try to figure out. I say "trying to figure out", because I keep making progress on a specific… Continue Reading 'Front-end Summit 2015 - This Tuesday'
I should meditate tonight. Even just five minutes would help. Really, the time would be totally worth it, because I'd be more relaxed, more focused and more productive for the other 1335 minutes of the day. But I really don't have time. The dishes still need to be done. And… Continue Reading 'Why I Can't Meditate'
Note: This post originally appears on fourword.fourkitchens.com Vertical Centering. Those two simple words used to bring fear and trepidation to anyone having deal with the shortcomings of vertical-align: middle. Thankfully, Flexbox has saved the day in that regard. If all Flexbox brought us was sane vertical centering, I'd… Continue Reading 'Responsive Multi-Column Lists with Flexbox'
This is part 4 of many in my “Open-source as a project model for internal work” series and the third part of “Empathetic Infrastructure Code Management”. Introducing new functionality to your infrastructure is tricky. On the one hand, you’re excited to get your hard work out there. On the… Continue Reading 'Passive Change Communication with the Node Stability Index'
To many, ADHD means you can't pay attention. While that's true, there are other parts to it. To me, this ADHD Acrostic I came up with illustrates all that I struggle with: Anger Distraction Hyperfocus Depression One of the more surprising parts (to me) of that is 'anger' aspect. I… Continue Reading 'How ADHD Affects Me'
I started this morning by doing something a bit different. I woke up at 3:30am. It wasn’t part of becoming a morning person so I can find that magical morning productivity. Screw that. I woke up because I had 5:55am flight scheduled to Minneapolis, where I’ll… Continue Reading 'Down This Path'
One of the difficulties companies face when hiring is determining whether the applicant really is who they say they are. Not in a fake/stolen identity kind of way, but in a way that applicants tend to stretch the truth about their experience to better fit the job posting§. What… Continue Reading 'What if you didn’t post a job description?'
This is part 3 of many in my “Open-source as a project model for internal work” series and the second follow up to “Empathetic Infrastructure Code Management: An Introduction”. Departing an hour long status update meeting involving the entire development team, the department’s director asks the manager who called… Continue Reading 'Open-Source & Passive Change Communication - Semantic Versioning'
Several years ago I started visiting a cognitive behavioral therapist for some mild depression issues. One of the most useful outcomes of this time was her leading me to mindfulness, a meditation technique that works on bringing your mind back in to the moment. More and more is being written… Continue Reading 'Discovering Mindfulness'