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Dealing with Project Bumps – Get Mad, Get Over it, Get Smarter

When trouble comes, you can keep your sanity by remembering that bad stuff happens, reacting appropriately, and then making the most of it.

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Keeping a Non-Backlog To-Do List with Todoist

Todoist is for what I call minor-miscellaneous items like: “Propose a new time for Greg’s meeting request” or “Ship circuit board to Frank."

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Understanding the 3 Main Types of Encryption

An overview of symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, and hashing — how they work and why you need all three to create secure systems.

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3 Tips For Managing Your Time and Tasks

It seems like we are all complaining of not having enough time, even with realtime communications and a smart phone in every pocket. These 3 tips will help!

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Why Sustainable Pace Is Important

As developers, our work is highly collaborative, thought intensive, and exhausting. Avoiding and dealing with developer burnout is crucial.

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Why You Should Never Use the Word “Obviously”

Obviously is a purely a destructive word — it's often used when a new concept is built from pre-existing but unexplained (and often unexamined) ideas.

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Worry; Don’t Stress

Don't let worry turn into stress and bog you down. Here are 7 ways to keep your worries and concerns a positive force in your life.

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Keeping Your Cool & Diffusing Stress when Your Boss Is Under Pressure

Stress is catching! Here are a few ways to help maintain everyone's calm when your boss is under pressure.

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The Proper Care & Feeding of Your Mental Story Machine

Humans are story machines, and those stories require proper feeding to grow.

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If & When to Use Emoticons in Work Emails

While I like using emoticons and seeing them in emails I receive, is it professional to use them in work emails? Where and when should we draw the line?

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Timeboxing: Mitigate Risk, Increase Time Awareness

When most of us think about completing a task, we think in terms of fixed scope. Fixing the time mitigates risk and increases your productivity.

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8 Tips for Working from a Coffee Shop

I learned a few things I could have done to use my time more effectively working from a cafe. This is my new coffee shop-preparedness checklist.

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