In this latest roundup, I dive into the world of self-improvement and efficiency. I talk about the transformative power of weeknotes and my journey to understanding how I work best. Discoveries about right habits, avoiding burnout for software engineers, and the amazing feat of scaling Instagram with minimal manpower also caught my eye. Not to forget, the intriguing exploration of hifi audio setups, a candid look at things that don’t quite work as intended, and a shoutout to BookPecker for revolutionizing how we choose our next read. Join me as I share insights and resources that enlighten and inspire!

• Doing weeknotes: What weeknotes are, how weeknotes work, and how to start writing weeknotes of your own
• Knowing How You Work Best is a Cheat Code for Better Productivity: Throughout the years and after countless experiments, I’ve discovered how I work best. This best version doesn’t involve the sexiest setup. It doesn’t involve the nicest mechanical keyboard or the most expensive camera. This version of “work best” is defined more as “more productive” than “more creative.”
• Finding the Right Habits: We’ve been talking a lot about habits in the past few months. Habits help us build the future we want for ourselves and accomplish our goals. “People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures” — F.M. Alexander In the name of habits, we decided to pull an […]
• How to burnout a software engineer, in 3 easy steps: The Burnout Playbook for burned out software teams. The progression of burnout and how to prevent it.
• How Instagram scaled to 14 million users with only 3 engineers: Instagram’s guiding principles and tech stack explained simply
• Hifi Audio: How to set up a hifi audio system that blows your mind.
• Things that don’t work: (Or: Things where there’s a case worth considering that they don’t work all that well for most people.)
• BookPecker.com: Discover your next read! Browse bullet point summaries of thousands of books, find books smilar to those you already own, and add new items to your reading list.