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I do this myself, but I keep it strictly private. I’m mindful that while this record keeping has been very beneficial to me, it could also be wielded against me

by teeray 2y ago

I do this myself, but I keep it strictly private. I’m mindful that while this record keeping has been very beneficial to me, it could also be wielded against me in ways I don’t anticipate.

w0m 2y ago
The value of private isn't as much that it can't be used against you; but that you don't have to bother with the cognitive load of sanitizing it. I currently use a plugin that opens up a Daily Log each morning as I open my editor; and populates it with a template ToDone: * ToDo: * Blockers: * First thing I try and do each morning as I catch up on email/overnight test results is fill it out as an outline of talking points before the daily Standup. Throughout the day I try and keep a running list of task I work on down int he daily log; often with comments like 'why the everlovingfuck did jason delete the prod db' and a general summary of problems and how I solved (or didn't solve) them. Outside of a personal knowledge database, when review time comes along it makes it much easier to summarize what I've worked on also.
esperent 2y ago
I guess it depends on what kind of work you do, and perhaps your personality and career goals too, but if I ever found myself working in a place where a simple, factual log of the work I have done was weaponized against me, I'd immediately start looking for a new place to work.
- teeray 2y ago
  We live in an era where companies are trying to claw back data (open APIs) that were made public with altruistic intentions and is now being used in ways they don’t like (LLMs). Obviously not directly applicable here—no one is training an AI on your logs. But my personal policy is rooted against oversharing. You can’t use the data in ways I don’t anticipate if you simply don’t have the data. If I’m doing the work to produce that information, I am going to ensure that it used is entirely to my advantage.
- evnix 2y ago
  Any kind of work, most sprint reviews are basically: what can we do better so that we can squeeze more out of you than last sprint.
- tpoacher 2y ago
  That's oversimplifying things a bit. Not OP, but I also keep a private log. Simply put, different things go in there, compared to a public one; let alone a public one with intended visibility. And some of the most useful logs are the most private ones. Plus, not sure how much I'd trust a person's public logs if I knew they were made to be both public and publicized. My expectation in that scenario would be that actions were embellished / inflated accordingly. Everybody has on and off days, but I'd be very surprised to see this openly admitted in a public log; after all, what good could ever come from it?! I used to go through my daily logs at the end of the week and pick the most important, non-personal, work-related things that happened in the week, and add them to a separate weekly log. This I was happy to open in public in the middle of a conversation if necessary ... but I would never open my private log in front of anyone. It's too private.

by teeray 2y ago

I do this myself, but I keep it strictly private. I’m mindful that while this record keeping has been very beneficial to me, it could also be wielded against me in ways I don’t anticipate.

w0m 2y ago

The value of private isn't as much that it can't be used against you; but that you don't have to bother with the cognitive load of sanitizing it. I currently use a plugin that opens up a Daily Log each morning as I open my editor; and populates it with a template ToDone: * ToDo: * Blockers: * First thing I try and do each morning as I catch up on email/overnight test results is fill it out as an outline of talking points before the daily Standup. Throughout the day I try and keep a running list of task I work on down int he daily log; often with comments like 'why the everlovingfuck did jason delete the prod db' and a general summary of problems and how I solved (or didn't solve) them. Outside of a personal knowledge database, when review time comes along it makes it much easier to summarize what I've worked on also.

esperent 2y ago

I guess it depends on what kind of work you do, and perhaps your personality and career goals too, but if I ever found myself working in a place where a simple, factual log of the work I have done was weaponized against me, I'd immediately start looking for a new place to work.

teeray 2y ago
We live in an era where companies are trying to claw back data (open APIs) that were made public with altruistic intentions and is now being used in ways they don’t like (LLMs). Obviously not directly applicable here—no one is training an AI on your logs. But my personal policy is rooted against oversharing. You can’t use the data in ways I don’t anticipate if you simply don’t have the data. If I’m doing the work to produce that information, I am going to ensure that it used is entirely to my advantage.
evnix 2y ago
Any kind of work, most sprint reviews are basically: what can we do better so that we can squeeze more out of you than last sprint.
tpoacher 2y ago
That's oversimplifying things a bit. Not OP, but I also keep a private log. Simply put, different things go in there, compared to a public one; let alone a public one with intended visibility. And some of the most useful logs are the most private ones. Plus, not sure how much I'd trust a person's public logs if I knew they were made to be both public and publicized. My expectation in that scenario would be that actions were embellished / inflated accordingly. Everybody has on and off days, but I'd be very surprised to see this openly admitted in a public log; after all, what good could ever come from it?! I used to go through my daily logs at the end of the week and pick the most important, non-personal, work-related things that happened in the week, and add them to a separate weekly log. This I was happy to open in public in the middle of a conversation if necessary ... but I would never open my private log in front of anyone. It's too private.