Here's why working at home is both a curse and a blessing.
Here's why working at home is both a curse and a blessing.
Founder with 20 years experience building companies.Hello! I’m Ryan Carson, and I've been a Founder, Entrepreneur and CEO for 20 years, building, scaling and selling three companies. DropSendWeb app for sending large files. Pioneered terabytes of data transfer and storage before the advent of the modern Cloud. Acquired in 2008. Grew from $0 → $250k CarsonifiedGlobal tech conferences with thousands
I just got a job at Stack Exchange. The experience was interesting enough and I learned a few things that could be valuable to others. We are still hiring another developer if you are interested after reading. Motivation My previous job was good. Some interesting work, some boring work, and a potentially awesome project coming down the pipeline. I was making internal web apps for the firmware depa
How I Went From Writing 2,000 Words a Day to 10,000 Words a Day When I started writing The Spirit War (Eli novel #4), I had a bit of a problem. I had a brand new baby and my life (like every new mother's life) was constantly on the verge of shambles. I paid for a sitter four times a week so I could get some writing time, and I guarded these hours like a mama bear guards her cubs - with ferocity an
Home » Blog » If You’re Busy, You’re Doing Something Wrong: The Surprisingly Relaxed Lives of Elite Achievers The Berlin Study In the early 1990s, a trio of psychologists descended on the Universität der Künste, a historic arts academy in the heart of West Berlin. They came to study the violinists. As described in their subsequent publication in Psychological Review, the researchers asked the acad
Senior Mindset BookGet promoted, earn a bigger salary, work for top companies Start with a free chapterGet a free chapter from the Senior Engineer Mindset book and a sample audiobook chapter, followed by a Senior Mindset 101 email course. Stop being so fucking productive Productivity is a big thing in my part of the universe. Everyone thinks they've cracked the secret for turning time into gold. M
July 2010 When we sold our startup in 1998 I suddenly got a lot of money. I now had to think about something I hadn't had to think about before: how not to lose it. I knew it was possible to go from rich to poor, just as it was possible to go from poor to rich. But while I'd spent a lot of the past several years studying the paths from poor to rich, I knew practically nothing about the paths from
‘A man grows most tired while standing still.’ ~Chinese proverb Post written by Leo Babauta. It’s tough being tired all day. I’ve had days like this, when I’m struggling through the day and don’t have the energy to tackle anything that matters. Hell, I’ve had years like this. When you’re tired, not much seems appealing. Life is dulled, and you don’t get much accomplished. Worst, you don’t have the
How to work from home without going insane September 1, 2011 If you are looking for help with remote work, you might be interested in my book Navigating Remote Work . So you’ve decided to work from home. As a rookie veteran of working without a traditional office for one year I’m here to tell you that it is the greatest and worst thing that can happen to your work life other—much like being transf
You're reading part three of How GitHub Works, a three-post journey into how we work at GitHub. They're all separate posts on different topics, but if you're interested you can also read the other two: Hours are Bullshit and Be Asynchronous. We want to foster a creative environment. We love it when employees hack on side projects. It gets people excited. Excitement is contagious, and spreads easil
You're reading part two of How GitHub Works, a three-post journey into how we work at GitHub. They're all separate posts on different topics, but if you're interested you can also read the other two: Hours are Bullshit and Creativity is Important. This is — by far — my favorite aspect of working at GitHub. Everything is asynchronous. Chat GitHub didn’t have an office for the first two years. Chat
You're reading part one of How GitHub Works, a three-post journey into how we work at GitHub. They're all separate posts on different topics, but if you're interested you can also read the other two: Be Asynchronous and Creativity is Important. Frederick Winslow Taylor wrote the seminal analysis of management and efficiency in 1911 with The Principles of Scientific Management. He took the first sc
Don't be rich, Live rich - One year on the road - The good and the bad We travelled for one year, taking our work along. This presentation is about our experience, with the good and the bad, and some tips & tricks when you want to copy this lifestyle. By www.nomadz.nu This presentation was presented on Barcamp Ghent 4 - 2011 *Interested in an inspiring presentation for your school/company/organiza
UPDATE July 28, 2011: If you need to trick yourself into writing (blog post, article, book, etc), then read the Accidental Genius summary. UPDATE April 29, 2011: There is a new post Achieving Goals Like a Mad Klingon if you want to trick yourself into achieving goals. In order to be successful, we have to work hard, no matter what. We can’t always be at the mercy of our motivation. I am lazy. But
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