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#philosophy: 19 posts tagged

First Principles: Your Framework for Clarity

How the most productive people use fundamental truths to navigate complexity and stay focused

Mad? Use It to Start Something Big

Sometimes, being mad is the best way to start something new.

First principles for UX design

Using first principles in UX will make your product more intuitive and more enjoyable for your customers, while making your job easier.

Stay Sane: Mental Health Strategies for Startups

Burnout is your team's worst enemy. Here's how to prevent it.

How to source and use expert knowledge for your work

One of the most effective ways to grow as a developer is by tapping into the vast pool of knowledge available in the developer community.

Simple Habits for a Happier Team

Small changes and management techniques can transform your team's dynamics and boost morale. Explore practices like expressing gratitude, weekly reflections, and eliminating negative behaviors to foster a positive, growing team.

Continuous self improvement and the morning ritual

Reflecting on my morning ritual, journaling for clarity, and podcasts for your morning walk

Intellectual humility: how to be wrong productively

How to use being wrong to improve UX and product design. Learn how to embrace mistakes and create better products for your users.

You are far more influential than you think

You're already marketing yourself every moment. You just need to be aware of it and do it intentionally.

Wabi-Sabi - embracing imperfection for tech teams

The products we build are naturally imperfect. We can learn from the flaws and imperfections in our code to create better, more resilient products while nurturing team and personal growth.

Learn from me: a Dunning-Kruger expert

Drawing on the Dunning-Kruger Effect to propel tech progress is like using a slingshot to travel into space: Leaving our comfort zone to learn from experts gives us the momentum to break through boundaries and break records.

Building your brand in the developer community

Learn how to build a personal brand as a developer or product builder to differentiate yourself in the tech industry and gain recognition for your work. Authenticity and consistency are key to attracting the right people and opportunities. Follow these steps to get started.

Put a fork in it - how to know when your work is ready to publish

Deciding when your work is "done" can be a crippling decision for creators. Let's talk about that.

Get started: The trick to publishing online

The biggest benefit about telling people online about what you're learning is the network effect.

What it's like to get laid off and go viral on the same day

Last week may have been the most complicated week of my life. I got laid off from Stripe, and went viral on Twitter. Here's what happened.

Tips for managing burnout and stress

We all experience stress and burnout at some point in our lives. Here are the tools I've found to stay ahead of burnout in my job and my relationships.

Lightning Talk: The Perils of Obedience

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title slide: The Perils of Obedience, by Mike Bifulco

These are slides from a lightning talk I gave at a local conference in 2018.

I explain the Milgram Experiment, how absolutely terrifying it is, and how understanding Cognitive Psychology and Social Sciences can help us make the world a better place.

I also implore the audience to go register to vote. turbovote.org. Go do it!

Slides available on Slideshare if you're interested in perusing.