Phil Kirkham on Atomic Spin

The 4 Phases of Project and Culture Shock

The first days/weeks of a new project can buzz with excitement and anticipation. But the honeymoon phase doesn't last forever.

Personal Optimization

3 Tips for Overcoming Shyness at Conferences

Meeting people doesn't come naturally for me, so here are three ways I'm intentional about preparing and pushing myself while at conferences.

Growing as Makers

Becoming a Software Testing Mentor for Per Scholas

I recently became a mentor for Per Scholas, a non-profit that's giving IT training to people in low-income communities and helping them find jobs.

Growing as Makers

4 Ways to Beat Post-Conference Information Overload

I always leave a good conference with so many big ideas that I feel overwhelmed. Here are 4 ways I think through and remember what I've learned.

Exploratory Testing

“What’s a Browser?” – Remembering the Non-Tech-Savvy User

Don't forget there's a whole set of people out there for whom all of this computer stuff is a strange, mysterious world that they struggle to understand.

Personal Optimization

The Invisible Gorilla Is Smarter than You

Being aware of all these biases and how we think doesn't mean they can all be overcome, but being aware can help us get the System 2 part of our thinking and make sure we're not he

Personal Optimization

How Ignorant Are You?

Combatting ignorance starts by figuring out what you don't know, then identifying what you *should* know.

Exploratory Testing

Getting Testing up to Speed Using SF DEPOT

I've started using the the San Francisco Depot mnemonic, from the letters SFDPOT: Structure, Functions, Data, Platform, Operations, Time.

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