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Daily Coping 23 Sep 2022

Today’s coping tip is to notice what you are feeling without any judgment. Today I’m stressed. I have been traveling a bit and trying to work remotely from my normal remote work at home. I’ve been in hotels, airplanes, airports, … Continue reading

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Daily Coping 22 Sep 2022

Today’s coping tip is to ask a trusted friend to tell you what strengths they see in you. On one hand this would seem easy. On the other, it feels very narcissistic. That means for me, this is tough to … Continue reading

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Custom SQL Server on RDS

One of the challenges in moving to the cloud is achieving a similar level of performance to what you would get with dedicated hardware on-premises. The cloud is someone else’s computer, and you are limited to the choices that the … Continue reading

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Daily Coping 21 Sep 2022

Today’s coping tip is to leave positive messages for yourself to see regularly. I could use post-its, or something else, but something that has worked well for me with these coping tips throughout the pandemic is make a short meeting … Continue reading

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