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The Narrative

Interruptions

Interruptions are a blunt force of disruption, cutting the deepest because it’s the context that’s often the first thing lost in the aftermath of it, making it so difficult returning to the thing we were doing.

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The Narrative

Going It Alone: Building a Software Product as a Solopreneur

Yes, I am a solopreneur, but would I recommend becoming a one? That does depend on you, because it’s a demanding lifestyle…

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The Narrative

Methodical after the fact

“What the heck is a search methodology?” I asked, perhaps not using those exact words.

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Thought Experiment

The myth of the second brain

Doing research is more than shoving a bunch of things into the same folder, adding a load of tags, or a combination of the two. Anyone working on large projects, or doing complex research (like a journalist or an academic) knows that folders and tags have their limitations.

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The Narrative

An imperfect guide to building the ultimate digital research assistant, the Under Cloud: Part 1

Yes, this is a bold claim, but it helps to aim high and to cultivate some self belief in what we do. So if it’s not the ultimate now, the goal is to — paraphrase the great Captain Jean-Luc Picard — make it so!