Posts tagged with Learning
Powerpoint Presentations for Kids
When we all went into lockdown back in March, many parents with school-age children were thinking, "This is just a few weeks of sheltering in place, at worst we've lost the rest of the school year…
The Library is Awesome
Like many parents of young children, our preparation for their arrival and guardianship unveiled for a whole new set of...infrastructure that supported young families, many of which we paid no attention to previously merely as adults. Kid-friendly restaurants;…
Parenthood :: Management
Does becoming a parent make for a better manager? I remember vividly when I first brought it up as a possibility. I was interviewing at a few companies after deciding to end my time at Square, and wanted to continue…
Repo Configuration and a Difference of Concerns
In the beginning of the year, there was a strongly-worded technical article about monorepos[1], and why they're worse, in absolute terms, in comparison to using multiple repositories for code (i.e., "polyrepo"). The article…
My Persistence of Writing
On my last trip back to my parents' place, my mom gave me what should be the very last pile of stuff they've kept around the house: my report cards from preschool onwards. Turns out, in depressingly…
Review: CliftonStrengths
Psych tests and profiles are a dime a dozen. Most famous is the Myers-Briggs personality types system[1], but there are plenty of other attempts to sort human personalities into a set of buckets and then attach catchy labels…
