When you’re committing to making progress on a goal, you have the strategic challenge of how to complete it. Often goals don’t have a finite end (unlike tasks), so aiming to “complete” them is to use the wrong lens. …

When you’re serious about committing to a schedule around goal hacking you’re going to internalise many excuses why you can’t commit on a given day. We’ve been well versed in this phenomenon during exam study periods at school, it’s the last thing you want to do. …

You have hopes and aspirations for the future and you have the potential to achieve them. One big hurdle between you and reaching your goals is the sacrifices you need to make to turn a dream into a reality. “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the…

In software engineering, a large component of the work involves the modification of existing code, often not your own. The act of refactoring can be trivialised and when code that appears at face value redundant or irrelevant is whimsically removed, often with celebration. Now consider this quote from Chesterton: There…

Make it harder to not do something. You know you should go for a run but you‘ve got some things that you need to do first. Put your running clothes on and trainers in front of the door. …

I’m gutted I missed posting an article yesterday. My streak is over just as I was getting going. I’ll make allowances, however as I’ve been using my writing time towards creating a custom blog section for my website. I love Medium for its fabulous editing experience, design, and network, but…

As a developer, have you ever felt “in the zone” while working on a project where time seems to pass by effortlessly? If so, you were likely experiencing flow. Flow is a state of optimal experience in which a person is fully immersed in an activity and is able to…

I’ve started the process of publishing something every day in an effort to get better at writing. I’m treating it like exercise but for the mind. This topical quote crossed my path today, vindicating my efforts. I feel I shouldn’t be writing this as it’s too soon to say…

What sets apart average vs. great software engineers is trust. When you work back from what stakeholders are looking for in their team, it’s easy to discover trust is everything. Putting ourselves in the shoes of a CTO, let’s say you’re responsible for a website brand refresh with a fixed…