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Dear CEO, a modest proposal

Today I spent 3 hours blocked from doing my job. I was blocked by my commute and I am embarrassed to admit that because of this I did not get everything done today that I needed to. Now, I completely understand that this is my fault. Unfortunately, I am not

This blog post was written with AI 🤖

You may be wondering, "Was this blog post actually written by an AI?" The answer is both yes and no. I'll explain the process I used to create this post.

2024 Reflections: Language Study

Did I learn Japanese? Am I now fully fluent?.... No, of course not, don't be silly.

2024 Reflections: PKM

What worked in 2024 and what I plan to change in 2025

Tracking Time at Work: Time spent per Task

With all those meetings, all those pesky Slack messages, all those impromptu flyby questions, have you ever wondered how much time you actually get to do uninterrupted, focused work?

2024.41 Language Study

Weekly notes on my journey learning (or sometimes failing to learn) Japanese.

Tracking Time at Work: Meetings

If you haven't heard an engineer complain about how many meetings they are in, then you might be living under a rock. It's practically a trope at this point.

Engineering a Wake up Routine

Somewhere in the past decade I went from being a chronic night-owl 🦉 to being a "morning person" 🌅. I'm not sure what changed and caused me to come over to the dark side of early risers, but I guess I'm in that camp now. But

Race Recap: 2024 St. Paddy's Day Dash

It's been a struggle to get to the start line for this one, but it paid off.

2024.11 - Learning Japanese - Progress Update

Notes on my journey learning (or sometimes failing to learn) Japanese.