By my count, we’ve got 14 candidates for the Democratic nomination in the United States. There will be more.1 This morning I went to all the websites of each of the candidate and grabbed their primary logo. Fascinating to see the different moods conveyed by the different marks. Forgetting about the candidates, I find the… more
In our ninth episode, we discuss the idea of Manager READMEs, vulnerability in the workspace, how Toyota empowers its humans, and how much Rands detests drama. Enjoy it now or download for later. Here’s a handy feed or subscribe via Overcast or iTunes. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rands/theimportantthing0009.mp3
In this episode, we talk about process being documented culture. How do we keep all the plates spinning? Who are good plate spinners? Why are there plates in the first place? This and more is answered in this episode of The Important Thing. Enjoy it now or download for later. Here’s a handy feed or… more
In this episode, we introduce you to my co-host Lyle – pre-eminent listener, longtime radio host, and fellow mountain resident. We also spend time talking logos and introversion… and then we finish with a strong Spider-Man chaser. Enjoy it now or download for later. Here’s a handy feed or subscribe via Overcast or iTunes. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rands/theimportantthing0007.mp3
In our latest and greatest episode, we talk about the craft of communication. After a brief introduction, we talking about Werewolf, lying, death in D&D, and the art of yolo’ing it. Enjoy it now or download for later. Here’s a handy feed or subscribe via Overcast or iTunes. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rands/theimportantthing0006.mp3
Don’t tell anyone. We’re still producing episodes. In this brief episode, Lyle and Lopp talk pens and typography and how they help us say what we need to say… Enjoy it now or download for later. Here’s a handy feed or subscribe via Overcast or iTunes. http://traffic.libsyn.com/rands/theimportantthing0005.mp3
Two years almost to the day, we’re back with The Important Thing. In our surprisingly quick to arrive fourth episode, we briefly giggle about the clickity-clack of a mechanical keyboard and then talk about a time at Apple where it was critical to understand the why. Enjoy it now or download for later. Here’s a… more
Two years almost to the day, we’re back with The Important Thing. In the third episode, Lyle and I talk Information Consumption. Notification purges, marking all as read, and figuring out how to catch the most important information are just a few of the tips and tricks we discuss. Enjoy it now or download for… more
I do a lot of work in Slack. It’s been almost three years since I started working there and can’t remember a world where I needed to wait anywhere from two minutes to two days for someone to get through their inbox and respond to that urgent email. I take it for granted that everyone… more
Two-week holiday. Walk into my home office with big plans that start with a thorough cleaning of the space. A clean space is a healthy and productive space. A place where proper work can happen. But first, let’s play Destiny… for two days. Day three. Ok, just clean the desk. This part of the desk.… more