An excellent piece, I like this kind of thinking. It works in fact as several level in your life.

You have to know which battles to pick. If you don't... This article shows well what will happen. And it'll indeed turn into a curse.

This one is more self-help than I'm usually comfortable with... somehow something rung true to me with it. It's indeed a good reminder that changing habits takes a while. It's an exercise in patience and there are good reasons for it.

It might not look like a lot from the outside, but "just implementation details" in fact hides quite some work and complexity.

It is an interesting essay. It leans on the side of "assistants are useful for simple coding tasks" and it's a bit more critical when it's about writing. The stance is original I find, yes it can help with some writing tasks, but if you look at the writing tasks you can expedite this way... if you wish to expedite them isn't it a sign that they were providing little value in the first place? Is the solution the assistant or changing the way you work? Indeed this might hide some busy work otherwise.

A good reminder that mental health can be hard to keep in check in our profession. Pay attention to how you feel, anxiety is a sneaky foe. Lots can be done to improve if taken care of early enough.

Interesting outcome from those experiments. Interesting insights coming from the practices the companies put in place. The failures also bring interesting information.

Interesting survey results. This kind of confirm what we already suspected regarding longer work day and the amount of meetings.

This is really bad... Now, this is investigation is UK centric though. I wonder how other countries would fare.

Interesting opinion piece about GPT and LLMs. When you ignore the hype, consider the available facts, then you can see how it's another extra tool and unlikely to replace many people.

Very good points about cultural differences. Indeed some people directly ask and express their needs, others are more waiting and take into account everyone else's needs when asked. Both have pros and cons, it's important to know where you stand.

Wise advices on how to approach disagreements. Obviously requires psychological safety at work though. The culture will matter.

Interesting take on burnout as an organizational phenomenon and the consequences. This is not simply about the amount of work.

I've witnessed that too many times. Take care people! Stay safe.

Very good point, make sure you know how much you can take and how much you're actually carrying. We're our worst enemy for these things.

Good reminder of the sometimes uneasy relationship between users and maintainers. This needs to stay healthy. Users need to know their place and maintainers should feel OK saying no to things.

Yet another inspiring piece by Kent Beck. I like his blunt honesty and self-reflection.

I find the title somewhat limiting due to the "Gen Z" label, but content is way more balanced even though fairly US centric. There are a few good lessons about work perception by people.

Definitely contradicts our preconceived ideas regarding labor before the industrial revolution.