Category: Work

  • Meaningless metrics

    I like the cartoon, even though when you look at it closely, it looks AI-generated (why is the Lines of Code sign overlapping the corner). We had an hour of panic within our team when we suddenly were blocked from making Claude requests due to hitting our limit with our Enterprise plan. We almost had…

  • Vibe coding with Telex: An AI block builder for WordPress

    Vibe coding with Telex: An AI block builder for WordPress

    I heard about this new AI-based block creation tool that Automattic made (that’s the company I work with), and I’ve been wanting to try it out for a while now. Today was the day.

  • Ikigai: your reason to get up in the morning

    Ikigai: your reason to get up in the morning

    From Marc Winn: According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai. An ikigai is essentially ‘a reason to get up in the morning.’ A reason to enjoy life.

  • How I grew to love typing

    How I grew to love typing

    Step 1: understand that being able to type well is a fundamental skill for a kitten-pawed knowledge worker like myselfStep 2: practice, practice, practice Step 3: enjoy feeling like a wizard floating across the keys

  • A lot of times at work I feel like this

    A lot of times at work I feel like this

    I randomly drew the robot on a work call and added the rest after. I wish I had this robot sometimes…or am I the one that’s the robot? 🤯 🤔 👽

  • Sun Never Sets Relay

    Sun Never Sets Relay

    Every year, a group of dedicated runners at the company I work with (come join us) organizes a 24-hour relay. The twist is that everyone at the company is fully remote, so we take turns “handing off the baton” virtually as the sun circles the globe. For a full day, there is at least one…

  • Managing your manager is like loading the dishwasher

    Managing your manager is like loading the dishwasher

    What do managers and dishwashers have in common? Follow me now…

  • Being an adult

    Being an adult

    As someone who is still very much on the path to adulthood (and who still feels pretty far away from that at times), I appreciated getting a bit of a trail guide from a recent Q&A with legendary professional coach Jerry Colonna.