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by cborenstein 6y ago
For me, the main cause of procrastination was lack of clarity on what needs to be done. I've found that following a rigorous brain-dump process makes a big difference. For my brain-dumps, I start by jotting down a list of everything I
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by cborenstein 6y ago
Yes, founder here. Bi-directional linking will be coming soon! While we don't support bi-directional linking yet, we do have the ability for bytes to live in multiple locations. Here's a short video: https://www.youtube
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by cborenstein 6y ago
> it'd be great if something would detect that I've had five "Bob 1:1" meetings and would group those together, for example. This is really interesting. Thanks for the idea! We don't currently offer this kind of
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by cborenstein 6y ago
Hey, I'm Cara - one of the founders of bytebase.io. Thanks for your question! Currently we don't have a roam style overview graph. While a graph can be satisfying to look at, it also encourages striving for "perfection"
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by cborenstein 6y ago
It sounds like you and your team are taking a great approach to knowledge sharing. Thanks for sharing! The promotion requirements from the top communicate that knowledge sharing matters. And the way your team shares knowledge focuses on cre
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by cborenstein 6y ago
Do you do those activities for the joy of it or for self-improvement/another goal? The way the book talks about leisure is that it's time you spend not striving for things. An example she gives is going for a walk without focusing
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Is leisure part of your productivity routine?
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What's Your Company's Wedge?
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by cborenstein 6y ago
Design docs are great because writing them is aligned with the author's best interest, not just a future reader. (This is different from docs that are written after the project is complete). Design docs help you understand the project,
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by cborenstein 6y ago
I agree - choosing a tool that makes jotting stuff down most convenient is key. I believe that there hasn't been enough innovation in the jot-down phase of notes. Most people use Apple Notes, Google Keep, or raw text files. They'r
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by cborenstein 6y ago
Very much agree with this. The idea of separating the "dump" phase from the "organize" or "refine" phase has been an inspiration for what we're building at Bytebase: https://medium.com/@byt
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by cborenstein 6y ago
I surveyed 50 engineers a little while ago on how they take notes. This is what I learned. Most people's notes have two phases [0]: 1) Jot-down 2) Organize In the jot-down phase, you write down thoughts and gather any raw resources tha
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10 weeks of changelogs as a 2 person startup(medium.com)
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by cborenstein 6y ago
The goal of product documentation is that new devs (and future you) are able to get the info they need. This doesn't mean that it needs to be entirely from a wiki. In my experience, wikis are rarely up-to-date because 1) shared ownersh
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by cborenstein 6y ago
"The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing." - Stephen Covey
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by cborenstein 6y ago
> Getting people to contribute can be a problem This is so spot on. and I don't think it even has to be a problem. The way people actually work is they 1) write a ton of private notes 2) share a small amount of these notes ad-hoc 3
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by cborenstein 6y ago
One of the most important pieces looking at this history is that yellow indicates to writers that these pads are low-pressure to write on. They’re substandard and cheap. So you can write freely.
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Why legal pads are yellow(medium.com)
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by cborenstein 6y ago
Glad it was helpful! I also recommend this related article by a psychologist that explains: "When a person fails to begin a project that they care about, it’s typically due to either a) anxiety about their attempts not being “good enou
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by cborenstein 6y ago
My favorite quote from this is: "When a person fails to begin a project that they care about, it’s typically due to either a) anxiety about their attempts not being “good enough” or b) confusion about what the first steps of the task a
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Laziness Does Not Exist(humanparts.medium.com)
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The Root Cause of Procrastination(indiehackers.com)
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by cborenstein 6y ago
Thanks for explaining! It sounds like you have a strong process going. > I do create a new text file each time, although it's sort of arbitrary what I group. It's great that you do what works for you without obsessing. Too ofte
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by cborenstein 6y ago
Awesome. Glad to see that separating the "getting stuff down" from organizing has worked for you too. Do you create a new raw text file for each note? How long does it typically take you to do the organizing process? > trying t
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by cborenstein 6y ago
> 1. If we have time to enter something into a knowledge base of any kind - then we have time to just jot it on a piece of paper. Great point. I often see people sharing strategies for organizing notes but I rarely see people discussing
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by cborenstein 6y ago
A strength (and weakness) of async is that it comes with a higher expectation of writing quality. When the expectations are too high, it's likely that people won't get things down in the first place. My team has noticed an unintui
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An Iterative Approach to Notes(medium.com)
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Ask HN: What are your favorite board games?
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Cultivate your can-do attitude(medium.com)
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by cborenstein 6y ago
I'm also a startup founder and I try to stay disciplined in keeping a can-do attitude all week. The main principles I try to stick to are: * Uplift with gratitude * Take breaks * Breakdown overwhelming tasks * Celebrate small wins * Be

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