The Comprehension Crisis
22 Feb 2026When we talk about the current AI surge, the conversation almost always centres on output.
Read more...The Pull Request Trap
19 Feb 2026Most developers recognise the “waiting room” of software development. The code is written, the tests are green, and the change is ready. Then you hit git push, open a Pull Request (PR), and the work stops moving, and then the wait begins.
For many developers, the time spent waiting for reviews exceeds the time spent writing the change.
Locality
09 Feb 2026In The Claes Test, I ask a critical question about collaboration: Do boundaries get out of the way so teams can solve problems together? (Question 7).
Read more...The Claes Test
06 Feb 2026In a previous post, I talked about Kurt Lewin’s equation: \(B = f(P, E)\).
Read more...Lewin's teachings and modern DevOps
22 Dec 2025When we talk about DevOps transformation, the conversation usually starts with tools. Kubernetes. CI/CD pipelines. Cloud platforms, and nowadays LLMs.
Read more...Hacking Eisenhower Matrix
20 Dec 2025The Eisenhower Matrix is one of those productivity tools everyone knows. It’s neat, simple, and widely taught.
Read more...Scratchpad to Database
26 Nov 2025I love the terminal, but I still spend half my day in Sublime Text. When an idea appears I hit Cmd+N to open a blank, unsaved buffer and start typing.
Read more...Why Psychological Safety is a Productivity Metric
25 Nov 2025In this series, we’ve explored the visible friction in software teams: the flow killers, the product mistakes, and the technical debt that slows everything down.
Read more...Task Paralysis?
23 Nov 2025Most productivity tools work the same way. They rely on capturing everything into one big Master List, sorting and labeling it, and hoping that structure will lead to execution.
Read more...Rework, Cognitive Load, and Knowledge Loss
19 Nov 2025In the first post, I introduced nine wastes that hide in software teams. In the second, we looked at the flow killers that destroy momentum. In the third, we covered the product wastes that derail your work.
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