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Reflections

A 161-post collection

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Default to "yes"

If you're often plagued by indecision, make a pact with yourself t0 default to "yes". (Or you could just ask Shonda Rhimes.) In other words, you »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Hacks, Reflections, Philosophy 05 March 2019

Checklists make us SMART

Setting SMART objectives makes us more productive. But, even those who advocate for this often end up with goals that are vague or amorphous. To prevent »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Business, Reflections, Hacks 11 February 2019

Identity fuzzing

According to research published in 2015, with 10 likes, a computer model knows you better than a colleague; with 70 likes, a model knows you better »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Ideas, Reflections, Software 07 December 2018

Phone etiquette when in a Lyft line

When on the bus or in a taxi by myself, I feel comfortable talking on the phone. But, for some reason when riding in a Lyft »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Question, Reflections 22 September 2018

Analog anonymous feedback

No matter how hard digital forms try to convince me that they're anonymous, I never believe them. As a result, I omit the types of suggestions »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Reflections, Ideas, Software, Privacy, Analog 22 August 2018

If it can't be written down easily, it may as well not have happened

When preparing for an interview or a performance review, remind yourself that if something can't be easily written down as you describe it, then it may »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Observations, Reflections, Business 22 July 2018

Irony of surprise parties

In business, surprises mean that there has been a breakdown in process. Often, these situations are followed by a retrospective to figure out how they can »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Reflections 19 May 2018

Assessments shouldn't allow for perfect scores

Assessments lose their potency when people can attain perfect scores. Rather than helping to discriminate between those who can demonstrate relevant competencies and those who cannot, »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Opinion, Reflections 07 March 2018

Stress cases

Edge cases are annoying to fix; often they feel more like stumbling blocks than opportunities to improve the current solution to a problem. While this may »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Design, Opinion, Software, Reflections, Business 27 January 2018

Keep mental models simple

The effectiveness of the Feynman technique shows that simple mental models can help to accelerate the learning process. Only those with deep understanding can clearly explain »

Cyrus Stoller Cyrus Stoller on Software, Reflections 19 January 2018
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