The lonely Outlier
A natural consequence of seeking the path of an outlier is the opportunity or possibility of working for yourself. This path isn’t always easy though. Being without a team or the …
Pitfalls of Writing Software Alone
Category Archives: Organization
Improve Your Technical Reading Skills
Over the past few of years I have read a lot on programming and other technical topics. Some of the books have been very in depth with lots of detailed code examples. It’s easy to say you read a technical …
Strategies for Content Consumption
Until very recently, I found myself with very little time to dedicate to pursuits outside of my family. If you were to ask around, everyone close to me agrees I prioritized the right stuff. However, while working on getting caught …
Four Aspiring Outlier Mistakes to Avoid
Hello again this is Kevin O’Shaughnessy from ZombieCodeKill. Here are four mistakes that I’ve made in the past and how you can avoid them:
1. Spending more time on social media than on your blog
All of the following …
Declaring Digital Bankruptcy
I’ve spent the last five days declaring digital bankruptcy. Here was the situation:
- 65 draft emails
- 120 unread emails
- Desktops buried in icons on three separate machines
- Ten unfinished blog posts
- Over a dozen projects “in process”
I had a …