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by lukethomas 7y ago
I experienced similar. My son is 16 months, and it's gotten way more fun.
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by lukethomas 7y ago
Great post talking about the value of an internal "communication architecture." Related post worth checking out: https://medium.com/@gokulrajaram/designing-a-communication-a...
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by lukethomas 7y ago
Thanks for the kind words ;) There's a bit more to the article, which I've summarized below: 1. Determine if the meeting is process-oriented or mission-oriented. If the meeting is process-oriented, you probably shouldn't reje
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How to reject a meeting request at work(friday.app)
2 points by lukethomas 7y ago|2 comments
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by lukethomas 7y ago
I am an extrovert and have found value in discussion with others. The issue is that this tends to be aimless and there's zero structure, which wastes a ridiculous amount of time. I'd much rather complete an async update and then f
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by lukethomas 7y ago
There's some truth to this, but holy smokes, another meeting is not the cure. There is value in "venting" at work. A few years ago I built a software tool that pings people at the end of the week asking how their week went. S
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15 Problems with Remote Work(medium.com)
2 points by lukethomas 7y ago|1 comments
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The Downsides of Remote Work(friday.app)
2 points by lukethomas 7y ago|0 comments
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by lukethomas 7y ago
Good idea - I will write about this shortly. I've written a "how to" post, but it's mediocre.
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by lukethomas 7y ago
Hey, I'm the author of the post and have been working remotely for 6 years. There is no replacement for meeting up in person periodically. Anyone who tells you it's not a key requirement of remote work is foolish. Smart teams + co
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The manager’s schedule is holding remote work back(medium.com)
332 points by lukethomas 7y ago|196 comments
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Building Better Relationships as a Remote Team(friday.app)
2 points by lukethomas 7y ago|0 comments
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by lukethomas 7y ago
It really depends on the meeting. Meetings that revolve around basic information sharing (typically the recurring ones) like status updates or daily scrum can 100% be replaced with a written update. These are the meetings people hate. A gre
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by lukethomas 7y ago
Here's a helpful rule of thumb for when to use synchronous communication: Is the conversation ambiguous and is there a high likelihood that you will be misunderstood? An obvious tell for this is when you go back-and-forth over Slack&#x
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What Are the Roadblocks to Working Remotely?(friday.app)
2 points by lukethomas 7y ago|0 comments
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What is causing the rise of Remote Work?(friday.app)
35 points by lukethomas 7y ago|13 comments
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The Distributed Teams X-Factor(friday.app)
2 points by lukethomas 7y ago|0 comments
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by lukethomas 7y ago
The biggest difference between the two campaigns was that in the 2012 campaign these APIs were available, while in 2013-2015, Facebook shut down the friends API, with a few exceptions. The only reason CA got access to it was that it was for
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by lukethomas 7y ago
This is exactly what's happening. More meetings + synchronous chat/calling apps won't solve this either.
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by lukethomas 7y ago
For anyone interested in mental models, I strongly recommend checking out Askeladden Capital's website ( http://www.askeladdencapital.com/ ). He's written something like 500k words on it.
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by lukethomas 7y ago
If you're curious to learn more, here's an interesting research paper that goes into more detail: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~illah/CLASSDOCS/Clark91.pdf
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You need communication redundancy at work(fridayfeedback.com)
8 points by lukethomas 7y ago|2 comments
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by lukethomas 7y ago
The reason why more companies are remote-first is that the manager's schedule is easier to do in the office. Put simply, the people running the teams/companies prefer many of the advantages that being in-person provides. I wrote m
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by lukethomas 7y ago
SEEKING FREELANCER Remote: yes Stack: Rails/React/Postgres/AWS. Friday (fridayfeedback.com) is async communication software for teams who want to spend less time in boring status update meetings and more time doing deep work.
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by lukethomas 8y ago
At the past 3 places I've worked, we've setup Snowplow Analytics ( https://snowplowanalytics.com/ ) and would strongly recommend it over GA, Segment, and other third-party systems. If you're looking for a first
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by lukethomas 8y ago
I've been using Stripe Atlas since the beta and I have experienced a few issues similar to the OP. However, I've also saved a ton of time because Stripe emails me about pending issues/changes that I probably wouldn't hav
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by lukethomas 8y ago
The level of management book B.S is off the charts, but I would strongly recommend you pick up High Output Management, by Andy Grove. Use this as a foundation. Next, I would recommend a few things: - hold 1-1s with each person on your team
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by lukethomas 8y ago
Most of the books/articles you read will give general advice, which varies depending on the individual/team. Here's what I typically recommend: 1. Create a continuous feedback loop with every single person on your team. This
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by lukethomas 8y ago
Great point - the reason why no one is talking about this is because they have NO IDEA if the manager is good or not. Many assume the people that they hire are flawless. That's why you see all the posts on hiring. It's easy for pe
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OKRs and the lucrative business of creating complexity(medium.com)
3 points by lukethomas 8y ago|0 comments

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