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The hard choices of doing less

Well-designed meetings are just as important to our work as well-designed artifacts.

The difference between good sensemaking and great sensemaking isn't just about having the right answer. It's about understanding what return you're

Women in Tech spaces help, but fall short in the long run. Real progress needs systemic change and active involvement from men in positions of power.

Learn how to prioritize tasks with ADHD using Tiimo’s AI Co-planner, to-do list, and executive functioning strategies that reduce mental effort.

To rightwing populists, places of fluidity and freedom will always be the enemy, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

I once deleted a production-like staging database in my very first job

From Rocky Horror to the Muppets, Curry’s extraordinary career made him world-famous. Then, a stroke left him paralysed. The actor talks about his cocaine years, his friendship with David Bowie – and the moment his mother came at him with a knife

The needs are real – and you have so much power.

Procrastination is a pervasive habit that undermines well-being, productivity, and mental health. Developing brief and scalable interventions to address this issue is crucial. Here, we tested the efficacy of an intervention grounded in the Temporal Decision Model of procrastination. Our intervention targeted state-level procrastination by simultaneously reducing task aversion and enhancing outcome utility. A total of 1,035 participants were randomly assigned to an experimental group or one of two control groups. The experimental group engaged in a structured activity that adapted an Affect Labeling technique with subtask generation/reward selection; the former stage aimed to reduce task aversion and the latter stage aimed to enhance outcome utility. Control groups responded to neutral or some task-related questions. Participants rated task aversion, outcome utility, mood, stress, motivation, and likelihood of completing the procrastinated task. Social desirability bias was measured and controlled for. The experimental group reported significantly higher task completion likelihood, greater outcome utility, improved mood, and a larger utility–aversion gap compared to control groups. Mediation analysis revealed that the utility–aversion gap and mood partially mediated the relationship between group assignment and task completion likelihood. These findings illustrate the potential effectiveness of a brief, low-effort intervention for reducing state procrastination. By enhancing outcome utility and employing structured strategies, this intervention suggests a scalable solution with potential applications in digital platforms and workplace settings to improve task engagement and productivity.

Meet Glowforge, the 3D laser printer that makes magical things at the push of a button.

Michael Natkin at Glowforge recently wrote a great post titled Strong Opinions Loosely Held Might be the Worst Idea in Tech. I have never liked this entrepreneurial cliche. While I […]

The key to reducing analysis paralysis and amplifying evidence-based decisions is knowing when to let an idea go.

Blog :: Advice that will make you think from Steven Pressfield, Kurt Vonnegut, Martha Graham and more.

One piece of timeless wisdom that will help you build your creative life.

Sometimes in dreams you are given assignments or astral homework . The purpose of which is to clear out energy blocks or to act as guide posts along your path , pointing you to a new trailhead. Advice and assignments from the astral realm line up in a queue in your mind , and wait for you to ac

Dive into Nikola Tesla’s autobiography and discover 5 observations to empower any creative/innovative mind.

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I started reading software blogs before I got my first programming job 20 years ago. At this point, I've read thousands of blog posts and essays, but a small handful stuck in my mind and changed the way I think about software.

“The ability to be strong and soft is an art, it’s a gift, it’s a superpower we all have inside…STROFT!” The are of being strong AND soft!

Your biggest mentor isn't someone else. It's the person you used to be.

Privilege the power of precision: discover 7 phrases you can use to regain control in an argument, grounded in social‑psychology research on persuasion, empathy, and communicative clarity.

Softness is a testament to our emotional strength and resilience. Feelings are messengers, guiding us toward greater self-awareness and growth.

Self-promotion doesn't have to make you feel sleazy. Here's how to share your work with those who matter, without ever feeling cringe about it. Ah, self-promotion. That horrible mix of nerves, awk...

The delight of reconnecting after a pause

Keep Going by Austin Kleon Starting something new and sharing it with the world is hard enough, but sustaining the creative practice day in and day out, staring into blank pages, waiting for …

Having ideas isn't your problem, says Rob Schwartz. If you want to make them reality, put them on paper.

Weave combines LLMs and domain-specific machine learning to understand engineering work.

Reflections on the small habits that help me stay grounded in the middle of engineering chaos. Simple routines like brain dumps, leaving tasks unfinished, and protecting focus time make the difference