I came across some practical money rules on the Mel Robbins podcast that are worth keeping front of mind. Know where your money goes. Track and budget. You can't manage what you don't measure. Split y

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Un petit billet de prof, pour changer... Je voudrais ici saluer ces élèves qui à tord, sont mal considérés. Ce matin, j'étais jury pour l'épreuve du CFG blanc, le certificat de formation générale qui…

The fear of AI replacing your work is real. So is the shift. The teams that build structure around agents instead of resisting or rushing find the job gets better, not smaller.

I'm so overwhelmed. Between relationships, graduation, shifts, and my own self care, it's all getting to me. I'm not able to be independent at home, I keep messing up with my partner, I still a bunch…

My Master of Science degree was something done to be able to teach continuing education credits for nurses. What I discovered in the years since then is that there are […] The post Western…

I've been working on a letter to send to some friends, aesthetic PenPal style. They don't know it's happening. Beyond that, Fletcher and I have been trying to put together our I-130 package. We…

difficult conversations get easier when you stop scripting the perfect speech and practice the first honest sentence. Try it once before Friday.

Coaching can involve asking a lot of questions — I’ve mentioned several examples already in “A few things about coaching” (where I was surprised by how much people appreciated some wide-open…

This post has been brought over from my Medium page, where it existed first. From April 2026 onward, all of my writing will be published here first and syndicated elsewhere. My altar is in a box in…

There is a scene in Jaws where the shark finally shows itself, and Brody famously says, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” He was wrong. They didn’t need a bigger boat. They…

Thank you to the wonderful individuals I work with daily at Coalition Technologies and Our Big Family Farm! Working alongside smart, hardworking people makes getting things done a joy. The post Thank…

My boss formally gave me what's called a PIP (Performance Improvement Plan). Two weeks ago, I walked into our regularly scheduled meeting, only to find not just my boss, but HR as well. They handed…

Building a TDW-inspired environment can feel like an overwhelming affair. I can say this because I’ve seen it happen. And because I experience the same thing myself. In fact, I sometimes think…

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I’ve been lucky. Lucky to be building during four major technology shifts: the internet, SaaS/web services, mobile/social, and now AI, and to have learned something useful from each one. Not…

He knows it's a cliche, but he feels like he had a REAL connection with a dancer at the strip club. Is it possible that she genuinely likes him? via Paging Dr. NerdLove.

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Recently, I stumbled on an old blog post featuring Singapore Math problems, and it brought back memories. Back when my children were young, the original Primary Math series from Singapore was one of…

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Over the last few years, Langley City Council has approved the renewal of the City’s aging fire truck fleet (the technical term is "apparatus") for Langley City Fire Rescue Service. This included an…

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Today is an overcast day, and it is slightly sticky outside. However, there is a distinct sweetness to this humidity that I find relatively pleasant. I suppose because it reminds me of childhood…

Some ratios matter more than others. In finance investors tend to prefer things like Price to Sales or Price to Earnings ratios. Here is something more valuable to apply. It’s called the Work…

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we are doomed (wad) ist wieder da. Auf Deutsch. Weil es schon genug vergleichbare Seiten auf Englisch gibt. Ich war ein wenig faul beim Sammeln von Material. Das bedeutet nicht, dass es kein Material…

Pace. It's a very personal thing. For some, my pace would feel dangerously fast. For others - slow as hell. If you're building something - anything - don't listen too much to advice about how quickly…

Since my one bag travel adventure, I have been more aware of the weight of things that I carry. That led me to explore the weight of each and every watch that I own and also the ones that my wife…

TL;DR: Training chatbots to sound warmer makes them significantly less accurate, whilst journalism schools lack a consistent AI strategy as scattershot policies confuse students. Meanwhile, Google,…

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Finally, a cognitive offloading system rooted in the ancient wisdom of the South Wales Valleys, optimised for the modern overwhelmed mind, and available in three tiers. Apparently, I have been living…

I've run a digital agency from Manila for 23 years. I've billed clients in San Francisco, London, Sydney, and Canada — often at rates that would make a US shop laugh, and sometimes at rates that make…

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I promised a “report from the trenches” on my promotion of THE ARCADIAN, so we can all learn from my mistakes. Here goes … The three pillars of book promotion, in my experience, are podcasts, social…

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