Productivity

Reframing Practice

Reframing PracticeReframing Practice

The cliché that practice makes perfect has slowly permeated almost every level of the zeitgeist. It's a bit of a…

The Philosophy of Unit Testing

Unit testing is an approach to software development which shifts from testing the entity as a whole to testing each…

Reading Your Way to Better Writing

It's easy to find yourself left without enough time in the night to sit down and read for a bit,…

What I Learned Starting a Book Review Blog

I started a side project dedicated to reviewing books of a specific genre. I won't go into detail as to…

A Guide to Detoxing from Work

With the massive move to work from home in light of the current pandemic, learning to detox from work is…

Is It Time to Bring Back Victory Gardens?

Victory gardens were gardens planted during the world wars in order to provide extra food. Infrastructure was taxed, logistical hurdles…

FEMA’s Secret Weapon: The Waffle House Index

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relies on Waffle House closures to determine how bad a disaster is. As crazy…

Using Koko Analytics with WordPress

There are plenty of analytics tools on the market. Google Analytics is the most well known, but Bing, among others,…

How Does the Move to Work From Home Impact IT?

I really don't want to write anything involving Covid-19 or even about its fallout and effects, but at this point…

Learning to Rule Fear and Take Risks

One of my biggest regrets and one of my biggest strengths is that I traditionally tend to always play it…