I recall a time when the internet felt smaller. When you could keep on top of your corner of the internet armed with a feed reader (R.I.P. Google Reader) and a curated set of feeds. Those days are gone. These days, content comes fast and furious, and it’s a challenge…

This is one part of a multi-part series on how I get things done. I’ve already covered my analog and digital productivity tools in this series but these tools are only one piece of the puzzle. …

This is one part of a multi-part series on how I get things done. While I have always loved pen and paper there are a few areas where digital tools bring a unique value; scheduling and documents. As a director of engineering, my days are calendar driven. While the allure…

As long as I can remember, I’ve externalized my todos. Starting with a humble list on a piece of paper, I’ve dabbled with Getting Things Done, Hipster PDAs, Zen to Done, Bullet Journals, and other systems. Along the way, I’ve tailored and tweaked, looking for just enough structure, preferring pen and paper when possible, and using digital tools where they add unique value (primarily sharing and scheduling).

This is one part of a multi-part series on how I get things done. This system is evolved further in My Analog Productivity System for 2023 Redux. I have always loved pen and paper. I was the kid that got excited about back-to-school shopping, pouring over the pens and journals…

Innovation is the lifeblood of a tech startup. Keeping it flowing is a challenge for every tech startup that grows beyond a small team and that challenge is multiplied when a company is fully distributed like InVision. Last month we kicked off our first distributed, cross-team hackathon with an explicit…

Terminals are very personal. For a while, heavyweight, “batteries included” frameworks like omyzsh were the hot thing while others preferred their own hand-rolled config files that stretched into the hundreds or thousands of lines long. My approach instead features minimalism; front and center. Homebrew Homebrew is the inescapable package manager for…

In a world of silky smooth YouTube desk tours, I had a different plan for my desk. If you are looking for a premium, top-shelf desk setup, look elsewhere. This is the best bang for your buck starter desk setup. A dramatic improvement from hunching over a laptop at your…

I would look at high expense ration active funds as the gambling that they are. If you have money to loose and want to step up to the gambling table go for it. You might even get lucky! Of course, the house (fund managers) always win though. If you are looking for something that has a higher success rate then I would stick with my recommendations. To be clear though, there is plenty of room for risk taking within index funds f that is your aim. You do that by by weighing heavily towards stocks.