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always. every time.

🏢 work

  • Two years

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    Two years ago today, I took a photograph of the parking lot at the office. It was emptier than I’d ever seen it on a business day. Two years ago,…

  • Small wins

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    Somebody raised up one of the swings so it’s high enough off the ground for a grown-up to swing on without their feet dragging! One of the best places I’ve…

  • Huh. #work #efficiency

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    M., who was once a new grad reporting to me and with whom I’m still in touch as an interesting person to talk to, just sent me this article: I…

  • A January Experiment: Focused Deep Work

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    Late in November of last year, I took on some new responsibilities at work. My team grew. My role grew. The amount of stuff I’m responsible for grew. I’m going…

  • Fifteen Years

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    Disclaimer: I work at Google; the opinions expressed here are my own, not Google’s. I just passed the fifteen year mark for working at Google. This seems crazy to me…

  • So this week… 

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    A product experience I worked on was described as “less annoying”: https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/25/16025138/google-sos-alerts-emergency-info-feature-announced-search-maps Here’s the official announcement:  https://www.blog.google/products/search/helping-people-crisis/  I almost always love what I do, but this has been a different…