Awkward Engineer - Blog
The AwkEng Sets Up a High Efficiency Work Cell
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Today's post continues the previous Yak Shaving theme from reorganizing the basement, but this time it's with the intention of revisiting t...
AwkEng Kicks off the Year with a Mini Book Report
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I'm kicking the year off with a not so mini book report of stuff that I've read in the last several months, listed in order of recommend...
The AwkEng Sees the Forest and the Trees
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I'm still forming some ideas in this post, but wanted to share some hacks for Trello and thoughts on leveraging user story maps. The punchl...
The AwkEng Keeps in Touch
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Today's post is about the system I use to keep in touch with former coworkers, colleagues, clients, and others. The punchline is that this ...
The AwkEng Builds a Basement Inventory System, Part 2
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Yak Shaving continues this week with development of a basement inventory system. Admittedly, I could probably look for an off the shelf sol...
The AwkEng Shaves a Yak and Builds a Basement Inventory System
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Today's post is what I'll call part one in a series documenting my efforts to build a basement pantry inventory system. The end goal is to ...
The AwkEng's Guide to the Best Toys for Kids
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Today's post is about the best toys for kids, based on my 6+ years experience as a dad.
The motivation for sharing is a reflection on ...
The AwkEng's Favorite Reverse Interview Question
Hi all,Today's post is about my favorite reverse interview question. By "reverse interview", I mean that time period at the end of an interview whe...
Restaurant Concepts from the AwkEng
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I've always liked the idea of owning a restaurant, but the practical reality of it is that it's a grinding business to be in, and most rest...
The AwkEng Prototypes a Prototype to Prototype a Habit
Hi all,Today's post is about sharing the process behind a very early stage prototype of a habit tracker. I'm totally fascinated with how adoption o...
The AwkEng Goes Bang Really Fast
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Interrobang.ai, my company that was focused on automating portions of project management, has gone bang pretty fast, in a bad way.
It's a l...
The AwkEng vs the Wii
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Turns out, that despite my struggles with distractions from the internet, the internet is really really great*. Today's post is about video...