goals Archives

Growing as Makers

Checkpoints and Mastery: Thoughts on My Post-College Career

Sometimes I think about how I could’ve been better prepared for life after college. These are a few thoughts about career goals and values.

Personal Optimization

Don’t Call It a Resolution: Why New Year’s Goals Are Superior

I love setting goals at the beginning of a new year. However, let's be clear here: I set New Year's goals, not a resolution.

Extracurricular Activities

Scrum Your Money, Part 3: Backlog

Answer a few important questions. From there, create a backlog to map out and prioritize the steps to get to your money goal.

Extracurricular Activities

Scrum Your Money, Part 1: Values

When you scrum your money, you establish a framework for achieving your money goals and addressing financial challenges head-on.

Development Practices

Improve Your Codebase Incrementally with Team Refactoring Goals

Sometimes, the team isn't all on the same page. On a recent project, we implemented a strategy to alleviate this: team refactoring goals.

Growing as Makers

If Life Were a Video Game – Part 2: An Open World

Congrats on finishing the tutorial! In part two, we talk about how post-grad life is similar to an open-world game and offer some tips.

Growing as Makers

Using Professional Projects to Pursue Personal Goals

Communicating personal goals to my team allows me to strategize with them about how they can support me and how work on my goals can benefit the project.

Growing as Makers

Want a Mentor? Ask Yourself These Questions First.

Starting a mentoring relationship can be challenging. Here are a few areas of inquiry I have used to prepare to get a relationship started.

Growing as Makers

Getting Better at Banana Bread: Tips for Effective Iterative Growth

I recently experimented with baking banana bread, and I thought this process was a perfect allegory for iterative growth.

Growing as Makers

Work Like You Are Working Out

I have started to think about my workdays more like a workout. This helps me set an intention, focus on smaller goals, and reflect on my progress.

Personal Optimization

Software Developer Character Stats – Rank Up!

To reduce uncertainty about your growth as a software developer, identify different skill areas and how you can level up in each of them.

Personal Optimization

How to Challenge and Move Past Negative Self-Talk

Negative self-talk tricks us into thinking we are bad or that a setback is permanent. Instead, focus on acceptance, gratitude, and hope for the future.