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8 posts contain probably. Show all posts
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Why is my memory so weird…?
Memory is such a strange thing… I can remember strange facts from years ago… I can remember number plates and phone numbers… I know the first wifi password I ever had… but ask me where I put my keys 5 minutes ago and I don’t have a clue…
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Is this site my new obsession…?
So it’s been a week or so since I started this blog and it has already become a bit of an obsession…
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There’s preparing… then there’s over preparing…
When it comes to doing something uncomfortable like attending an important meeting, or interview… some people “wing it”, others prepare. But what happens when you over prepare…
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Those 3 terrifying words… can you just…
There’s nothing that strikes fear more than those 3 words… "can you just"… To any normal person those words just mean, press the pause button… have a quick look at something then jump back on to what you were doing…
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I hate users...
As a locked in, hyper-focused developer I find users REALLY irritating. You discuss what they want... they nod... you wire frame something up to confirm you've understood them... they nod... you involve them at every stage of development... they nod... you push it into test to confirm they're happy... they nod...
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That's good, but how does it work...
Ever since I was little, I've been obsessed with how thing work... every time something broke, I'd take it apart. I remember when I was little disassembling my granddad's video recorder in the middle of his living room to see how it ticked...
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Hyper-focus is great, 90% of the time…
Hyper-focus, the ability to lock into one subject and fire 200% of your energy on it is great! You can get a lot done, to a very high standard too… but… the skill is only unlocked when you’re interested in the subject…
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Just one more domain…
Obviously every idea I have is going to change the world… so as soon as that idea pops into my head… off to the registrar I go. Sometimes I spend more time thinking of a name and finding a good domain than I actually do building the thing… but hey… at least if it goes somewhere… I have a good domain.