Being Sick
A lot of people in Slovakia take a whole day off when they e.g. go to the dentist. You have several days a year allocated for doctors visit and even if the doctor visit takes an hour, they will use… Read More »Being Sick
Work
The Issue with the Bible
The issue with the Bible (and other sacred books) is, that it was written down. Religions tend to evolve with the times, the stories adjusted to the environment and shifts. Once it was written down (and proclaimed as final truth)… Read More »The Issue with the Bible
Recommended Read:
“As an organization, you have two levers to improve: increase meaningful output while using the same amount of resources, or maintain the same meaningful output while decreasing the amount of resources spent. When companies hire people, they’re hoping that their… Read More »Recommended Read:
Changing Stuff
Sometimes it is good to change something to figure out what is really important. Move stuff and see if someone is missing them. Change tool you use to see if some feature is missing. In that way, you will identify… Read More »Changing Stuff
Being Tired
Often, when you finally start sleeping well, you feel more tired than when you were not sleeping well. And a lot of people go back to the old, bad habits. It does not mean they are less tired, they just… Read More »Being Tired
Taking the Bandages Off
You can take the bandages off fast or slow. Most people prefer fast. It hurts more, but it lasts much shorter. Also, nurses prefer it this way as they want to shorten the suffering. However, based on research, retrospectively people… Read More »Taking the Bandages Off
Wrong Expectations
A lot of people are unable to agree with their colleagues, provide honest feedback to their spouse or to solve even trivial issues by consensus. Why do we then expect that politics will be different? Or our managers will be… Read More »Wrong Expectations
Recommended Read: Build Systems, Not Heroes
“Processes work like tests in programming. When you find a bug, it’s not enough to just fix it because the same bug could appear next week when someone else makes changes to the code. To properly fix a bug, the… Read More »Recommended Read: Build Systems, Not Heroes
Division of Labor and Delegation
This is the best explanation of why you need to delegate work I have read so far “Imagine Pat and Mat and Superman meeting on a deserted island. They catch fish so they don’t die from starving, while building a… Read More »Division of Labor and Delegation