PinnedQuestions I have asked myself over the years since leaving corporate 9–5I’m writing this article in response to a question raised by Janet Daniels-Thomas, who kindly responded to a comment I made on a recent…Feb 25, 2023Feb 25, 2023
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I am not what I think I am and I am not what you think I am. I am what I think ‘you think’ i am.often attributed to the sociologist Charles Horton Cooley and his “looking-glass self” concept…Nov 26, 20241Nov 26, 20241
Published inHeuristics from the trenchesTechnical Debt vs. Commercial Debt: A Necessary Tug-of-WarLet’s face it: in product development, you can’t have it all. Deliver fast, keep costs low, make it perfect — pick two (if you’re lucky)…Nov 25, 2024Nov 25, 2024
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