Comment on Action items during incident reviews by Russ

Hello fellow Ontarian :) I've been in the same spot. It's hard to get people to agree that change is needed. In your case, the trick is to identify the purpose behind the action items, why they need to change and what alternatives could possibly make things better. You need to focus the discussion on the 'why' part until there is buy in. Presenting alternatives and their benefits can help to illustrate the problem and support your argument for change (even if they are not full solutions).

Action items during incident reviews

Lots of insights here I agree with… The gaps in our understanding of how the system works contributes to incidents. Because we don’t have a full understanding of how the system works, we can’t ever fully reason about the impact of every single change that we make. I’d go so far as to say that, […]

[WN 20240818] Move prep

Filling and breaking down boxes (sometimes in space!)

[WN 20240811] Scootin-n-bikin

Testing out my new biking gear and doing some urban exploration on an e-scooter. Also, pineapple cakes make an appearance.

Comfortable with the struggle

If I had to pick one trait, it would be the ability to be comfortable with “the struggle”. That part of the day/hour/minute where the code isn’t doing what you expected, things aren’t looking like they should, or where things are going wrong and you don’t know why. If you can be comfortable with the […]

My local WordPress dev environment

I wanted to make some changes to the excellent Autonomie theme, but because I'm yet a Wordpress development tyro I wanted an environment that I could break. At the same time I didn't want to manually copy changes from local to the real remote env if those changes did turn out to work. There's probably a better way of doing all this, but here's what worked for me.

[WN 20240623] House search over

Moving back to Toronto in September. Barrie is just too weird with its clear IPAs and front lawn inspectors (yes, that's you, Kevin). Also, figuring out how to run in the summer without dying.

Layoffs, Pendulums, Layers, and Gemba Walks

Comment on [WN 20240602] Weather shenanigans and video games vs core needs by Dmitri Vassilenko

In reply to <a href="https://glyphy.com/n/2024/wn-20240602-weather-shenanigans-and-video-games-vs-core-needs/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=wn-20240602-weather-shenanigans-and-video-games-vs-core-needs/#comment-1336">Reilly</a>. > I mostly go too far in the direction of doing things I should probably delegate I'm glad you're doing that! It sorta balances out the overall system, since you're definitely doing more than one engineer's worth of that 'delegatable' work! 😄 Re: Kill it with Fire. I totally expected more tactical tips on how to migrate or retire systems, but I think other books like Working with Legacy Code kinda have that somewhat covered, and I had no regrets about learning the more process-y things indeed. btw, had no idea you were following this blog! 😅 Welcome, and thx for stopping by.

Comment on [WN 20240602] Weather shenanigans and video games vs core needs by Reilly

> it’s always a challenge balancing my focus between things I should be doing, which typically support others, and things I probably should delegate, which support me. I’ve learned that I do need to do that second type of work at least sometimes, despite it essentially being a snack, as it actually gives me fuel to do better on the other kind of work. I’m constantly getting this balance wrong and prioritizing others over myself, which results in a general lack of satisfaction at the end of the workweek. Oh man I relate to this so hard, this is a constant challenge! I mostly go too far in the direction of doing things I should probably delegate, which isn't great either 😬 Agree about Kill It With Fire, that book is great! More process-oriented than I expected, but I guess ultimately that's always where the problems are.

[WN 20240602] Weather shenanigans and video games vs core needs

The weather is unpredictable this time of year. Last Saturday, however, it was quite certain: rain all day. So, naturally, I went for a long gravel bike ride. I’ve never been this soaked and dirty for this long. Here’s what my (black) shoes looked like: I thought I learned my lesson, but then on Monday […]

[WN 20240520] Chili crunch / Hades God mode

Chili crunch and Hades God Mode appreciation post. Also, "creative silencing" of alerts at work.

Bookending

at the end of your working day, shut down every app on your machine.[…]Then, spend ten or perhaps fifteen minutes reflecting on your day.[…]Then, in the morning, when you open up your machine, there should be nothing yelling at you—no unread badges, no cluster of notifications calling for your attention. At that point, you can […]

Comment on [WN 20240421] Blaming it all on retrograde Mercury by Dmitri Vassilenko

The general anxiety and unease from last week persist. I didn’t feel particularly introspective or reflective. My Wednesday journal entry is literally titled “I don’t…

Comment on Now by Dmitri Vassilenko

I’ve been feeling “off” for a couple of weeks, but this past one has been particularly challenging somehow. Weird dreams, weird feelings, weird memories. C…

Comment on [WN 20240310] Spring forward into a housing hunt / Killing plants, alien bugs, and bad API designs by Dmitri Vassilenko

Took Monday off, but not for the popular reason of travelling a few km south-west to see the total solar eclipse (which up here in…

Comment on [WN 20240331] Stress butter by Dmitri Vassilenko

(Better late, and short, than skipped?) Good/bad news: very few new places on the housing market that fit our criteria. Made for a more relaxed…

Comment on [WN 20240331] Stress butter by Dmitri Vassilenko

In reply to <a href="https://glyphy.com/n/2024/wn-20240331-stress-butter/?pk_campaign=feed&pk_kwd=wn-20240331-stress-butter/#comment-1090">Winnie</a>. Thank you. :) I just came back from another class that totally kicked my butt!

Comment on [WN 20240331] Stress butter by Winnie

keep on going for the yoga! :)

Comment on [WN 20240304] First yoga class / work hyperfocus by wynlim

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