Daily log
Working on the weekend
Certain types of work are best done in one go, instead of being split into separate sessions. These are the types of work where it is more or less clear what needs to be done, and the only thing left is execution. In such cases, the only option is sometimes to work over the weekend (or lock yourself in a room without communication), in order not to be interrupted by people.
Don't delete to fix
If you are a developer, you are annoyed by this. If you are a user, you were most likely guilty of this. I am talking reporting that something is broken, AND deleting it.
Warmup and cooldown
One common thing about sports noobs1 is that they don’t warm up before and cool down after an exercise. They might be convinced that it is not necessary, and they also don’t know how to do it properly. They might complain from prolonged injuries, like joint pain.
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Including me before I started to receive proper training. ↩
Satya Nadella on knowledge work
Satya Nadella, shares his thinking on the future of knowledge work (link to YouTube for those who don’t want to read) on Dwarkesh Patel Podcast. He thinks that white collar work will become more like factory work, with AI agents used for end-to-end optimization.