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The Art of Saying No to Features (Without Burning Bridges)Every 'yes' is a 'no' to something else. Learning to decline feature requests constructively was the most valuable skill I developed this year.
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Retrospective: The Rewrite That Didn't ShipWe spent four months rewriting a working system. It never shipped. Here's what we should have done instead.
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Reading List 2025: Books That Changed How I Build SoftwareSix books from 2025 that actually changed how I approach design, code, and collaboration — with specific takeaways from each.
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Regaining Deep Work After Moving to a Distributed TeamAsync communication is great for flexibility but terrible for focus when every Slack notification feels urgent. Here's what I changed.
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What On-Call Fatigue Taught Me About System DesignAfter a particularly bad on-call week, I realized the alerts were the symptom, not the problem. The system needed redesign, not more monitoring.
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What I Learned From 'Staff Engineer' by Will LarsonThe Staff Engineer title doesn't come with a playbook. Larson's book collects org patterns from real staff-plus engineers at tech companies.
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Why I Started Writing in Public (and What Changed)Writing in public forces clarity. After six months, I understand topics better, get feedback faster, and have a searchable reference of what I've learned.
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