Perfect communication is HARD. We can only make it less bad. We can communicate better by fixing one bad practice at a time. In the first part of this series, we dissected the belly of modern communication and got to know the Pieces. Then in the second part, I looked at how they relate with…
Tag: How to work remotely
In the first part of this series, I tried to dissect the belly of modern communication and shared the Whats. Then in the second part, I looked at how they relate with each other and what Rules we can derive from them. Now let’s see what steps we can take to ensure we are communicating…
The last time we looked at building blocks of a communication: the Whats. Or you can think of them as the nodes, the Data Structures. This time let’s look at the mechanics, how they relate with each other, and see what Rules we can extract from them. To refresh our minds, here are the different…
God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference. — Reinhold Niebuhr, The Serenity Prayer I’d like to modify that into…. God, grant me the serenity to mute Slack notifications, courage to reject meetings I didn’t schedule, and wisdom…
Photo by Nick Fewings on Unsplash Yesterday things got heated on one Jira ticket between an Account Manager (AM) and a Presales Engineer (PE). First a bit of a context. I lead and manage the Solutions Architecture team for a data acquisition and data engineering services firm. On a day to day basis, people…
I can’t be the only one who finds these “work hard anywhere” photos in Instagram as silly and shady, can I? When I work, I look at screens. My sight and thought are completely glued there. I am focused. In flow. If I am at some place nice, then I want to enjoy the view…
Started thinking about this topic, triggered by this tweet. So, how can you stay productive while working remotely? I think it’s exactly the same with how to be productive when not working remotely. I’d even argue: if you constantly find it more difficult to be productive when you work remotely, then stop right now, go…
I spend an average of 22 hours per day alone. All while working full time at a job I absolutely enjoy. It’s an introvert’s wet dream, really. How? Well first of all I am working at a fully remote position. So I do everything online. I can work when and where I want to. When and…
Bagaimana cara mendapatkan pekerjaan remote? Remote working. Mungkin kamu pernah dengar istilah ini dan bahkan sudah berandai-andai betapa indahnya hidup kalau bisa bekerja secara jarak jauh, cukup online saja. Tidak perlu bermacet-macet ria, menghabiskan banyak waktu di jalan, bisa tidur sampai siang, bisa bekerja kapanpun kamu mau, bisa menemani pacar, main sama anak, mengantarkan orang…