Tag Archives: career

Reviewing Your Past Efforts

Posted on February 28, 2020 by way0utwest

It’s about the start of a new year for me now. I know, it’s late February, and we’re almost a sixth of the way through the year, but I’ve been on sabbatical. In fact, with planning for the break, I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Cost of SQL Bits v the PASS Summit

Posted on January 13, 2020 by way0utwest

UPDATE: This post originally priced Charlotte, NC, but the Summit is in Houston, TX. I have corrected costs and locations. The difference is about $300 less for a flight and about $20-30 more for hotels. Recently I was chatting with … Continue reading →

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Great Writers Get Hired

Posted on January 7, 2020 by way0utwest

It’s not a guarantee that great writers get hired, but this interview with Basecamp CEO, Jason Fried, talks about their process selecting new employees. Recently they got 4,000 applications for 5 jobs, which is a lot, though not that unusual. As … Continue reading →

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Finding Motivation to Learn

Posted on January 2, 2020 by way0utwest

Monica Rathbun wrote a piece on investing in yourself, which I think is a good way to think about spending time and resources on learning. Every time that you spend some brain power on building or improving your skills, you … Continue reading →

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