Distraction is not simply something that takes over your attention.

Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.

After fighting a bit with my work-issued computer not wanting to build my Gatsby site, I finally decided to bite the bullet and build out a Docker image.

## My perpetual goal is to build a better thinking machine.

Talking about remote work is en vogue right now, and rightfully so.

Modern workplaces are being forced to respond with caution as COVID-19 spreads worldwide.

Shortcuts are a special kind of tricky.

I don't talk about it online often, but I've had my pilot's license for a few years now.

I turned 30 on Saturday.

Open-ended responses require synthesis and are uncomfortable territory for students early in the learning process.

It seems that we have more opportunities to delete things than we realize.

In my time as a developer and leader of other developers, I've focused a lot of my effort on understanding how people diagnose and solve problems.

The last two episodes of Developer Tea haven't shown any downloads, so naturally I reached out to Simplecast to get an answer.

Ever wanted to run some kind of one-off thing without pushing up a rake task? I came across this today and needed to clear out some database records.

I just got over what we are pretty sure was the [norovirus](https://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/).

If you are getting into software development, my recommendation for 2017 is that you learn JavaScript (the ES6 variety).

Year twenty-eight has been, to say the least, eventful.

When people talk about their origin stories, there's one thread that seems to be relatively common, give or take a few creators.

Last month, I had the opportunity to speak at the Chattanooga Developer's lunch.

I've been using the metaphor of blacksmith and cobbler recently in discussions about craftsmanship.

I recently did a talk on some of the concepts in the book I'm working on.

Dustin Curtis wrote a fantastic article discussing the shortcomings of voice interfaces.

I want you to steal my ideas.

I, like many developers and tech consultants, am a chronic underestimator.

Trying to serve your Parse files via SSL/HTTPS? You’ll notice that you can’t force it, and Parse doesn’t support this via their file URL scheme.

Share this article on Twitter Productivity is such a huge focus in our lives.

_Update: Looks like Wunderlist was bought by Microsoft, so maybe take this all with a grain of salt._ I’m loving the newest version of Wunderlist.

## Update: I've abandoned this project for now.

As I’ve said before in collection one of this series, ideas are everywhere.

Fifth-degree black belt.

> Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

One thing I’ve been able to do in my writing career is… well, write.

I recently encountered an interesting situation with a client.

When you make a design decision, understand that there is no single more important guideline to follow than an equal balance of your own intention and the consumer’s situation.

The Internet of Things is absolutely upon us.

They died.

I want you to steal these ideas.

A chance to surprise and delight someone by doing something a little exceptional goes a long way because it provides a smack of awesome humanity upside the head.

I recently encountered a demeanor that I couldn’t quite place.

I have a lot of different responsibilities on a day-to-day basis.

What will you do when you have the opportunity to trade your privacy as a currency? Of course, it’s not a sustainable model, but that’s not the point.

tldr; When adopting tools, do so to eliminate waste.

The quantified self is really quite a hot topic.