by John Macdonald | Jan 25, 2025 | The250
Failing is the present-tense verb. In the act. Happening. Still going on. But also learning. Figuring it out. Adjusting. Recalibrating. Refactoring. Resetting. Trying something different. Failure is the past-tense label. Failure is a decision. The story has ended....
by John Macdonald | Jan 24, 2025 | The250
A decision tree is a tool that seeks to objectify and process-ize decisions. If this, then that. On down the tree. It can really help in a group scenario. The decision tree presents a clear and organized way to visualize and socialize a decision-making process....
by John Macdonald | Jan 23, 2025 | The250
Strava tells me I’ve run about 6500 and cycled about 10000 miles since I’ve been using that app. Most of those miles are right around my house with my driveway being the start and end point. Those are circular miles. I start...
by John Macdonald | Jan 22, 2025 | The250
I love to write code to automate stuff. Here’s an example. I spent several weeks (off and on) writing a bunch of code that automatically generates a weekly status report. I schedule it to run once a week and it creates the report I need with zero work...
by John Macdonald | Jan 21, 2025 | The250
It’s the heart of the matter. It’s the reason you’re doing what you’re doing. There’s little point if you’re not making something better for somebody. The thing about better is that we often assume that a) better is objective, and...
