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10 lessons in productivity and brainstorming from The Beatles
process
creativity
communication
100 ways to slightly improve your life without really trying
process
103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
philosophy
process
24 hour rule
process
emotion
37signals — 08. 8/8/8
sleep
process
4 day work week
process
A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden
process
notes
digital garden
A good craftsperson never blames their tools
quote
process
craft
tool
A misunderstanding that could be fixed in ten minutes can cause problems for years
quote
education
process
A policy designed to reduce something can actually lead to an increase in
process
A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.
quote
process
philosophy
A Year of Getting Things Done
gtd
process
Adam Wathan on tailwind
quote
process
Alan Kay: Power of Simplicity
process
quote
All the best engineering advice I stole from non-technical people
process
An inside look at how Figma ships product
process
figma
Any fool can write code that a computer can understand, but good programmers write code that humans can understand
quote
process
Anybody who doesn't change their mind a lot is dramatically underestimating the complexity of the world
quote
science
process
Quotes on infrastructure and architecture
architecture
design
process
Asynchronous Design Critique: Giving Feedback – A List Apart
feedback
process
design
No, We won't have a video call for that!
process
gtd
remote
meetings
‘Bad Company’ by the Group Bad Company, from the Album ‘Bad Company’ – Lost Art Press
business
process
Before software can be reusable it first has to be usable
quote
process
Bob Ross and imposter syndrome
process
practice
imposter syndrome
Boredom & Impatience
process
Braess’s Paradox
paradox
systems
process
Brain Trust
process
pixar
Brent Simmons Sync Rules
sync
process
Who calls the shots?
process
Chesterton’s Fence: A Lesson in Second Order Thinking
design
process
Christopher Schwarz on companies
business
process
financials
Clean Code - Uncle Bob
process
software
Code-centric vs. Product Teams
process
10 ways to have a better conversation
communication
process
Comparing Design Mockups To Code Result
design
process
ui
Steve Jobs on Creativity
quote
creativity
process
Cron Job Static Deploy
process
ci
static
serverless
Cutting Worker Hours Did Not Impact Productivity
economics
civics
process
Daily Workflow
process
Data dominates
quote
data structures
data
process
David Parnas on software engineering
software
process
David Post on Ruth Bader Ginsberg on writing
quote
writing
process
philosophy
Derek Sivers Books Read
book
process
Design is a search problem
design
process
Design Sprint for Oak
app
design
process
ux
Designing Low Upkeep Software
process
software
Destiny's Tenacious Design and Interface
process
design
ux
ui
Developer Passion
process
Different Process Methods
process
Digital Gardening for Non-Technical Folks
digital garden
process
Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do
quote
process
Don’t use your brain for an alarm clock or a whiteboard.
process
quote
Double Diamond Traffic Pattern
civics
process
Double Loop Learning: Download New Skills and Information into Your Brain
education
process
Dr. Armand Feigenbaum on Managing for Quality
process
Embrace the Grind
process
magic
Embrace the work
education
process
Emoji's help make todo lists more fun
process
emoji
Energy and persistence conquer all things
quote
process
Enthusiasm is common; endurance is rare
quote
process
Estimating Change
quote
process
Everyday Systems That Help Me
process
Extra Work Recks your body
process
health
Extreme Programming
process
Famous folks on process
process
business
design
art
money
Feedback Loops
process
politics
psychology
First Principles
process
management
You can't expect to hit the jackpot if you don't put a few nickels in the machine
quote
process
From semantic CSS to Tailwind
tailwind
css
react
process
George Miller on Filmmaking
process
Getting lost in the land of ideas
process
design
Getting the World to Do the Work for You
process
Getting Things Done
gtd
process
Give it five minutes
process
Habit Cues context switching
process
How Biden Negotiates
process
How Big Tech Runs Tech Projects and the Curious Absence of Scrum
process
How Fit Can You Get From Just Walking?
exercise
process
How Learning Works
education
process
How to ask for a favor
communication
process
How to Be Rich, According to the Happiest Country in the World
health
process
How to build an audience
process
How to butcher things
food
process
how to change a spool while it rolling
process
How to get out of a funk
psychology
process
How to learn morse code
process
mnemonic
How to read more
process
How to Tell if People Are Lying
process
lying
How to Think
process
schedules
How to Win at eBay
shopping
process
ebay
How Were the Covid-19 Vaccines Developed So Quickly?
covid
process
Hungry angry lonely tired
process
psychology
I choose a lazy person to do a hard job, Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.
quote
process
I do not understand the difference between literature notes and permanent notes
process
zettlekasten
Importance of personality
process
psychology
I would like to be paid like a plumber - by Shaun Usher
process
Ideas Behind Their Time
process
science
If we must think of time as a currency, then it is better to think of it as invested, not spent
philosophy
process
if you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to care of themselves.
quote
process
Care is a form of attention
process
IKEA image assets
process
In Camera Transitions
video
process
include people who are affected by decisions in the decision-making
process
incremental note-taking
process
memory
notes
Instead of assuming that people are dumb, ignorant, and making mistakes, assume they are smart, doing their best, and that you lack context.
process
communication
quote
Interview with Alan Kay
process
education
design
Is It Worth the Time?
process
Is success luck or hard work
psychology
process
it doesn’t matter how slowly you go, as long as you don’t stop
quote
process
education
It’s only hard until it becomes easy
quote
process
education
It’s so much easier to make a mess than to clean it up.
process
philosophy
John Gruber on Panic’s Playdate
process
Johnny Decimal
process
Just Twenty-Five Pages a Day
reading
process
habit
KonMari
process
Life of Discipline
tool
process
Maggie Appleton - Logo Process
process
make it work, make it right, make it fast
process
quote
Loui Mantia on contracts
process
Marc Edwards Icon Speedruns
illustrator
process
icon
Mastering Freelance
quote
process
Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19
process
covid
accountability
government
Mental Modals
process
education
psychology
mental modals
Mental Models
process
education
mental models
Merlin Mann on stacking
process
organization
Merlin Mann Words of Wisdom
process
Multi tasking ain't a thing
attention
process
Multiple WIP vs One Piece Flow
process
My Note taking setup circa 2020
process
bear
textexpander
eagle
app
dropbox
My playbook for shipping side projects
process
portfolio
Naming Schemes
naming
process
Negotiating with Yourself
process
Rule
process
communication
No Trash Day
civics
urban planning
process
Nobody should start to undertake a large project
process
quote
Note Workflows
process
macoS
ios
Old notes on process circa 2015?
process
On learning
education
process
On Projects
philosophy
process
On spell check
quote
process
On Systemic Problems
process
On Writing More
process
Organizational debt is so much worse and malignant than tech debt. And it takes a lot more humility to recognize and address
management
business
culture
process
Oscar Wilde on imitation
quote
design
process
education
Our brains have not evolved to appreciate progress. We have to practice this and not focus only the negative or all the ways I can go wrong
psychology
process
Our remote work future is going to suck
process
Patrick Collison's Manifesto on Reading
process
People do not rise to the occasion, they sink to the level of their training
quote
process
education
people generally don't know what sub-problems need to be solved to solve the problem they're trying to address
process
perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but rather when there is nothing more to take away
quote
process
Podcast log automation
process
podcast
automation
Product Manager You Are
process
Progressive Summarization
process
Project Management
process
Publishing process and batching
process
Pygmalion Effect
education
process
psychology
Queues
process
Reasons to Quit Social media
social media
process
Regret Minimization
process
regret
Remembering Things
memory
education
process
Revenge Bedtime Procrastination
sleep
process
Second Brain
process
Serenity Prayer
philosophy
process
Signs you need a break
process
health
Simple Rules for Simpler Code
process
code
Skeptic vs Denier
science
process
Software Estimation Technique
process
Sometimes in life you have to repot yourself
process
Sometimes it doesn't matter how slow we go as long as we are going forwards
process
education
process
process
quote
communication
process
systems
Stay in the work
process
quote
Create your content. Then, review it and delete 10% of what you created
quote
process
Steve Jobs on Management
process
leadership
quote
Strategy is resource allocation.
process
success is not the absence of failure; it's the persistence through failure
quote
process
Success isn't always about greatness, it's about consistency
quote
process
consistency
Tech interviews are stupid
management
process
The Banality of Genius
process
The Difference Between Professionals and Amateurs
process
The epistemology of software quality
process
software
the greatest things in life tend to happen outside our comfort zones, and doubting your ability to step outside of your comfort zone will keep you stuck
education
quote
psychology
process
The Half-life of Facts
education
knowledge
science
process
the more you practice tolerating discomfort, the more confidence you'll gain in your ability to accept new challenges
quote
process
The Pandemic Is a Marathon Without a Finish Line. How Can We Win?
covid
philosophy
process
The Real Trick Is Consistency
communication
process
marketing
The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger
process
the road to success is always under construction
quote
process
The Secret Is Just Do a Little Bit Over a Long Time
quote
process
The Ultimate Habit Tracker Guide
process
The unreasonable effectiveness of just showing up everyday
process
philosophy
Things that must be earned
process
happiness
philosophy
wealth
money
Thinking templates for innovation
process
This one email explains Apple
process
communication
This Time is Different: The Four Most Costly Words Ever Spoken
process
bias
Thoughtbot Communication Guidelines
communication
process
Thoughts on Design
design
apple
process
Tim Cook on Steve Jobs
process
Tiny Gains. Massive Results.
process
change
growth
to be ready to fail is to be prepared for success
quote
process
Tomorrow Self
process
Tricks for speed reading
process
reading
Try to allow space for complexity space for nuance.
process
communication
politics
Two sides of Fi
financial
process
Waffle House Menus
process
Watch VFX work
video
process
animation
Wealth
process
Web Tech Stacks ~2021
javascript
process
What gets measures gets managed
quote
process
What I thought would make me productive
process
What is now proved was one, only imagin'd
quote
science
process
What you avoid today is harder to do tomorrow.
process
What's most efficient at the moment is rarely the most effective in the end
process
systems
When a measure becomes a target it ceases to be a good measure
quote
process
When a thoughtless or unkind word is spoken, best tune out. Reacting in anger or annoyance will not advance one’s ability to persuade.
quote
philosophy
process
when people are faced with an urgent decision, take a break and give people some breathing room
process
White Supremacy Culture
philosophy
process
Why Aiming for Perfection Won’t Help You Achieve Your Goals
process
Why the global chip shortage is making it so hard to buy a PS5
process
Working Backwards Documents
amazon
process
Writing User Stories With Gherkin
process
You can always choose to put the shovel down
philosophy
process
You don't have to be the best, just better than last week.
quote
education
process
Zettle
process
zettelkasten
note taking