Hah, was thinking the same. There really is an opportunity to build a site out of this need. Not revolutionary, but a niche one can own
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It only took me until 35 to realize these official, scientific-sounding names are part useful, part researchers trolling us.
I began this during the covid-19 pandemic, mainly as a means of keeping myself sane.
It's targeted towards engineering managers, currently writing out my "Foundational" stuff -- things I live by as an engineering manager, the blend of people / process, and how to connect those in humane ways, while also taking care of yourself
As you can tell, I don't have my pitch down yet ;) It's still early days (only three articles, with intention to get one out every ~9 days), but it's been nice to get thoughts on paper
Fun way to jump back into React while also learning new concepts!
My iPhone 11, although a great phone, is unnecessary for me. I love its camera (for photos/FaceTime), everything else is superfluous. I am also terrified with dropping it.
G Adventures has been a world leader and innovator in sustainable adventure travel since 1990. We're a strong believer that tourism can be used to distribute wealth, and that's represented in how we operate as a company.
We're looking for an engineering manager to help grow our Product Systems team. This team focuses on building the systems which help our product teams build out the Itineraries, components, budgets, and costs associated with G Adventures tours. You'll drive a full stack team working in React and Python/Django.
We recently on-boarded two additional companies onto our systems as well, expanding our customer base (a challenge, but exciting!).
See more at https://www.keyvalues.com/g-adventures. If you're interested, email me directly (Director, Operational Systems) at bartekc@gadventures.com
I guess that's already been done anyways. Anyone care to help me understand why this lives here?
Be knowledgeable about metrics/kpis (and help create them if they don't exist), help your teammates grow through coaching, and work your way to be involved in those product discussions.
If you're not in such a position, try looking for a new job. So many companies need product managers and if you come clear on your ambitions, it seems to be easy to get past that initial wall.
We live in an urban centre (Somerville, near Boston) and go outside not just every weekend, but almost daily with our three year old.
In the evenings we do neighbourhood walks. In the winter it's even more fun with a flashlight
On weekends we're out of the house by 10am on average. We are minutes away from reservation areas and so much green space
It's stupidly easy to be surrounded by trees and nature, even in the city. We don't even need a car to do it (but we do use one at times!)
Perhaps do that with a new technology :)
As per the visuals, cannabis use has not grown dramatically since legalization. Oils and raw bud are simply not as accessible as a bar of chocolate.
I imagine that won't cause a significant bump either, but at the least, it opens up the market to the casual user -- which simply has not happened yet in Canada.
In 2019, I peaked. I did an international move with my family (wife, 3yr old) while working on a major project which was ultimately setting us all up to fail
Since that move, I've begun running 5km 2-3 times a week, and improving how I focus my time. I am a workaholic, but now redirecting that time to work on (or for) myself, rather than for the company I work for (I love my job, but I was spending an inordinate amount of time for it)
Next steps are to continue reducing my caffeine intake. I don't know if it'll help but caffeine can increase anxiety. I'm working on going down from two double-shot espressos and a tea in the evening to one cup a day. I'm much better off here than others but again -- it's about reducing that anxiety!
A work in progress, never overnight :)
I went to Uniqlo in Faneuil Hall here in Boston yesterday. Simply walking into the store is an _experience_. It's in a historic district, surrounded by quick bites and other fun knick knacks, and the store itself is beautiful laid out.
This is where the physical store absolutely destroys the abysmal online experience. Curation and the human experience.
Thanks for posting, and thanks to all who have commented with their success stories.