Hey there! In my latest blog post, I dive into some cool tools and articles I’ve come across recently. From ntfy for push notifications and Syncthing for syncing files to insightful reads like “The inspiration lie” and “How CEOs Manage Time,” there’s plenty to explore. I also touch on topics like breaking bad habits and debunking sunscreen myths. Happy reading! 🌟

• ntfy: Send push notifications to your phone via PUT/POST
• Syncthing:
• dashdot: A simple, modern server dashboard, primarily used by smaller private servers – MauriceNino/
• Homarr: Simplify the management of your server with Homarr – a sleek, modern dashboard that puts all of your apps and services at your fingertips. With Homarr, you can access and control everything in one convenient location. Homarr seamlessly integrates with the apps you’ve added, providing you with valuable information and giving you complete control. Installation is a breeze, and Homarr supports a wide range of deployment methods.
• shairport-sync: AirPlay and AirPlay 2 audio player. Contribute to mikebrady/shairport-sync development by creating an account on GitHub.
• My Favorite Meeting: The Weekly Metrics Review: How to actually be data-driven.
• How to create software quality.: I’ve been reading Steven Sinofsky’s Hardcore Software, and particularly enjoyed this quote from a memo discussed in the Zero Defects chapter: You can improve the quality of your code, and if you do, the rewards for yourself and for Microsoft will be immense. The hardest part is to decide that you want to write perfect code. If I wrote that in an internal memo, I imagine the engineering team would mutiny, but software quality is certainly an interesting topic where I continue to refine my thinking.
• Experts vs. Imitators: Learn how to spot the difference between and expert and an imitator with 5 key tells.
• How to get your stuff repaired when the retailer and manufacturer don’t wanna: take ’em to court: A few weeks ago I was roasting some pumpkin for a delicious soup and towards the end of the cooking time the fan on the oven started into overdrive, making a lot of noise then it started beeping…
• How CEOs Manage Time: In 2006, Harvard Business School’s Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria launched a study tracking how large companies’ CEOs spent their time, 24/7, for 13 weeks: where they were, with whom, what they did, and what they were focusing on. To date Porter and Nohria have gathered 60,000 hours’ worth of data on 27 executives, interviewing them—and hundreds of other CEOs—about their schedules. This article presents the findings, offering insights not only into best time-management practices but into the CEO’s role itself. CEOs need to learn to simultaneously manage the seemingly contradictory dualities of the job: integrating direct decision making with indirect levers like strategy and culture, balancing internal and external constituencies, proactively pursuing an agenda while reacting to unfolding events, exercising leverage while being mindful of constraints, focusing on the tangible impact of actions while recognizing their symbolic significance, and combining formal power with legitimacy. What Do CEOs Actually Do? A look at the data on how CEOs allocated their time among various activities, places, priorities, and constituencies One CEO’s Approach to Managing His Calendar In an interview, Tom Gentile, the CEO of the $7 billion aviation supplier Spirit AeroSystems, shares what he learned from tracking his time in Porter and Nohria’s study—and what he’s trying to change as a result. The complete Spotlight package is available in a single reprint.
• The Documentation Tradeoff: A little, sure, but be careful about more
• I’ve been thinking about tradeoffs all wrong: It’s not about what’s better, it’s about what’s less worse.
• Ship something every day:
• Common sunscreen myths, debunked: Bottom line: Wearing it is still good advice.
• From doomscrolling to drinking too much, this 3-step process could help you break bad habits: Nir Eyal, author of “Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life,” breaks down how to cut out distractions and overcome bad habits.
• 5 easy ways to get a more organized kitchen: Treat your fridge like a closet and other advice from organizing experts.
• The inspiration lie: We’re always waiting for inspiration to find us. We put off creating our next piece of art, building our next product or writing our next article because we’re just not feeling inspired. Any day now, inspiration will come and we can finally begin.
• Hearst’s suite of self-service templates for journalists drives greater audience engagement: The Click-2-Publish (C2P) programme at Hearst Newspapers, which allows local newsrooms to publish interactive projects and visually driven stories without writing a single line of code, spurs 225% increase in interactive project production.
• UK Consumers Don’t Like Paywalls And Will Dodge Them If They Can, Study Finds: Of the consumers polled, 51% fear losing access to the websites and apps they like behind a paywall.