🧵 I keep a list of things I learnt this year, and put together a quick thread of the things I learned.
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In August, @polotek had a thread about burnout for managers, and how the responsibilities are changing:
...just a few weeks ago, @brosandprose wrote about the training she wishes she'd received when starting to be a manager:
...just a few weeks ago, @brosandprose wrote about the training she wishes she'd received when starting to be a manager:
@polotek @brosandprose .@lethain's blog post in October looked at growing careers over decades (also: his book is stellar) lethain.com/the-forty-year…
@mattklein123's on different types of senior engineers (breadth vs depth, self growth, etc) was exquisite :chefkiss:
@mattklein123's on different types of senior engineers (breadth vs depth, self growth, etc) was exquisite :chefkiss:
@polotek @brosandprose @Lethain @mattklein123 I read Hamming's 1996 book "Learning to Learn", and can't stop recommending it to anyone that listens.
Some excerpts below:
Some excerpts below:
@polotek @brosandprose @Lethain @mattklein123 This @sehurlburt thread (one of many greats) stuck w/ me:
Branching from the sonder in Steph's tweet, @mariachong shared a wonderful moment when her dad was with her:
Branching from the sonder in Steph's tweet, @mariachong shared a wonderful moment when her dad was with her:
@polotek @brosandprose @Lethain @mattklein123 @sehurlburt @mariachong On @desiyec's rec, I read @ijeomaoluo's "So you want to talk about race". She argues that we must to remove the system if we want to make change (& how to do it).
Ex: @ashleyn1cole's tweet:
And also #causeascene: twitter.com/search?q=%23ca…
Ex: @ashleyn1cole's tweet:
And also #causeascene: twitter.com/search?q=%23ca…
@polotek @brosandprose @Lethain @mattklein123 @sehurlburt @mariachong @desiyec @IjeomaOluo @ashleyn1cole I think a lot about two modes of work: "operating", and "run"ing:
On running:
@tylertringas had a wonderful post about selling his SaaS business: tylertringas.com/selling-my-boo…
@rockypruitt shared a clip where Jobs handles press stress on Apple employees:
On running:
@tylertringas had a wonderful post about selling his SaaS business: tylertringas.com/selling-my-boo…
@rockypruitt shared a clip where Jobs handles press stress on Apple employees:
@polotek @brosandprose @Lethain @mattklein123 @sehurlburt @mariachong @desiyec @IjeomaOluo @ashleyn1cole @tylertringas @RockyPruitt On operating:
@sriramk had suggestions for how to effectively use opaque biz dev meetings:
and @sarahtavel had a wonderful thread about moving between operator and VC career tracks:
@sriramk had suggestions for how to effectively use opaque biz dev meetings:
and @sarahtavel had a wonderful thread about moving between operator and VC career tracks:
@polotek @brosandprose @Lethain @mattklein123 @sehurlburt @mariachong @desiyec @IjeomaOluo @ashleyn1cole @tylertringas @RockyPruitt @sriramk @sarahtavel The best five resources I found for being effective were:
1. @itsginnydi's process on TODO lists:
2. Making success the default, by @shl
1. @itsginnydi's process on TODO lists:
2. Making success the default, by @shl
@polotek @brosandprose @Lethain @mattklein123 @sehurlburt @mariachong @desiyec @IjeomaOluo @ashleyn1cole @tylertringas @RockyPruitt @sriramk @sarahtavel @itsginnydi @shl 3. The responses to @laurabehrenswu's question about getting into the flow:
4. The example set in Working (đź“•), by Robet A Caro
5. ...and finally a book on organization (well summarized by @hypatiadotca here )
4. The example set in Working (đź“•), by Robet A Caro
5. ...and finally a book on organization (well summarized by @hypatiadotca here )
