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The Year in Quiet Quitting

"Quiet quitting" started with a TikTok video by Zaid Khan, where he explained stepping back from the hustle culture without leaving a job. This trend gained attention, especially among Generation Z, who are rethinking the relationship between work and personal identity. As they navigate their work lives, they challenge the idea that a person's worth is tied to their job, sparking a broader conversation about work-life balance.

What Are You Reading?

The author, Kerry Elson, is enthusiastic about reading and engaging with books. She discusses her own reading habits and invites others to share what they are currently reading. The text highlights the joy of intellectual engagement through reading and the value of discussing books with others.

Tech That Will Change Your Life in 2023

Our tech columnists look ahead to an Apple headset, Netflix password crackdowns, the next DALL-E and more.

I looked through the 2023 macro outlooks from the largest...

I looked through the 2023 macro outlooks from the largest financial institutions including Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, and BlackRock. (Links to all reports at the end) Here’s what they’re expecting next year:

The Best Books of 2022 | The New Yorker

The New Yorker’s editors and critics choose this year’s essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

One Thing — Sindre Sorhus

Ups and Downs of A Side Project

The author reflects on their four-year journey creating a side project, Sheet.chat, which aimed to solve specific user problems. They learned the importance of understanding their actual audience, focusing on a niche product, and organizing their code effectively. Ultimately, they emphasize finding joy in the process rather than just revenue and accepting that perfection is unattainable.

AI: Markets for Lemons, and the Great Logging Off

What happens when most "people" you interact with on the internet are fake?

Reverse Prompt Engineering for Fun and (no) Profit

The author shares their experience of using prompt injection to uncover the source prompts of Notion AI within hours of gaining access. They argue that prompt leaks are mostly harmless and highlight the clever integration of AI features in Notion's design. Ultimately, they aim to educate readers about reverse prompt engineering techniques while emphasizing that their findings are speculative, not definitive.

Prediction:

Prediction: 2023 will be the year of the “Part-Time Creator” You could earn an extra $100k+, make friends and be fulfilled I discuss it in this thread:

Why Great Things Never Came From Comfort Zones

Why great things never came from comfort zones? Because the world is always changing. We need to face uncertainty to move forward.

Revenge Bedtime Procrastination - by Anne Helen Petersen Revenge Bedtime Procrastination

This is the Sunday edition of Culture Study — the newsletter from Anne Helen Petersen, which you can read about here. If you like it and want more like it in your inbox, consider subscribing.

Reliability, constant work, and a good cup of coffee

Amazon uses constant work patterns to keep systems reliable, meaning they do the same amount of work regardless of changes or load. This approach helps avoid slowdowns and failures that happen when systems get overloaded and clients retry too much. While sometimes wasteful, constant work keeps important services like Route 53 health checks stable and efficient at large scale.

Give yourself permission to be creative

Reflecting on moments that shaped his life, actor Ethan Hawke examines how courageous expression promotes healing and connection with one another -- and invites you to discover your own unabashed creativity. "There is no path till you walk it," he says.

How to Get Comfortable With Uncertainty and Change

When life is uncertain, our usual responses and coping strategies might not always work. The practice of mental agility can help us be resilient.

38 Smart Questions to Ask in a Job Interview

The opportunity to ask questions at the end of a job interview is one you don’t want to waste. It’s both a chance to continue to prove yourself and to find out whether a position is the right fit for you. In this piece, the author lists sample questions recommended by two career experts and divides them up by category: from how to learn more about your potential boss to how to learn more about a company’s culture. Choose the ones that are more relevant to you, your interests, and the specific job ahead of time. Then write them down — either on a piece of paper or on your phone — and glance at them right before your interview so that they’re fresh in your mind. And, of course, be mindful of the interviewer’s time. If you were scheduled to talk for an hour and they turn to you with five minutes left, choose two or three questions that are most important to you. You will always have more time to ask questions once you have the job offer in hand.

502 Bad Gateway

In early December, the Congressional Progressive Caucus endorsed the Thirty-Two-Hour Workweek Act.

The Ultra-Introverts Who Live Nocturnally

When does a desire for solitude cross into something unhealthy? @fhill_official reports on the ultra-introverts who live nocturnally—and challenge the assumption that social connection is truly a universal need.

7 Excellent websites offering free online MBA courses ( that'll...

7 Excellent websites offering free online MBA courses ( that'll accelerate your career ) :

Trump, covid slowed down immigration. Now employers can’t find workers.

Immigration fell sharply under Trump and during covid, leaving far fewer workers available. Businesses from hotels to farms now struggle to hire for low‑wage, physical jobs. Economists and employers warn the shortage is worsening the labor crisis and raising costs.

“Most people think it’s crazy that we make everyone be...

“Most people think it’s crazy that we make everyone be in the office at 8:30am. We think it’s crazy not to… If you want to be the best in the world at what you do, start every day together” Carta CEO, 2015.

1. THREAD: The Twitter Files, Part Six

1. THREAD: The Twitter Files, Part Six TWITTER, THE FBI SUBSIDIARY

Writing good performance self reviews

Performance reviews are crucial at the end of the year, and understanding how to write a good self-review is key. Managers often rely on self-reviews during calibration to advocate for employees, so being concise and clear is important. By creating a cheat sheet for your manager with bullet points and relating accomplishments to company goals, you can make the review process smoother. Additionally, discussing self-reviews with others can provide valuable insights and help improve the quality of your self-assessment.

Has your password been pwned? Or, how I almost failed to search a 37 GB text file in under 1 millisecond (in Python)

... in which we check if your password has been compromised in many inconvenient ways, in a tale of destruction, obsession, and self-discovery.

Hacker News

My discussion of this issue (which actually comes up in like every DALL-E 2 discussion on HN): https://www. lesswrong.

13 predictions for platforms in 2023 - by Casey Newton 13 predictions for platforms in 2023

In 2023, social media platforms will face significant changes, with Twitter expected to lose its influence over the news cycle. Elon Musk's actions and controversies are likely to push users away, while new platforms will emerge, attracting specific audiences. The crypto industry may struggle due to scams and a lack of innovation, leading to increased regulation and potential failures among startups.

The Science of Well-Being - Introduction | Coursera

Learn online and earn valuable credentials from top universities like Yale, Michigan, Stanford, and leading companies like Google and IBM. Join Coursera for free and transform your career with degrees, certificates, Specializations, & MOOCs in data science, computer science, business, and dozens of other topics.

At the end of every year, I conduct a personal...

At the end of every year, I conduct a personal Annual Review. 7 simple questions (that may change your life):

On Organizational Structures and the Developer Experience

Organizations often reflect their internal structures in their products, which can hinder the developer experience. Change is possible, but it requires a willingness to adapt and invest in improving developer experiences. Simple questions about responsibility and budget can reveal how seriously a company is addressing these issues.

Cutlist Evolution

Cutlist Evolution makes the most of your materials by optimizing your cut lists

Why You Should Write Weekly 15-5s

15 minutes a week to document your work, increase visibility, and earn trust.

From Web Page to Web Player: How Spotify Designed a New Homepage Experience

Spotify redesigned its homepage to make it easier for users to access music, books, and podcasts directly through the web player. After extensive testing and collaboration among multiple teams, the new design significantly improved user engagement, leading to increased sign-ups and subscriptions. The project emphasized the importance of involving stakeholders early and maintaining a clear vision throughout the design process.

AI and the future of design: What will the designer of 2025 look like?

Co-CEO of Artefact, Rob Girling gives advice to a generation of future designers to help them thrive in the future world of AI.

Apple, Google, and Amazon have teamed up to fix the smart home with a new standard called Matter - The Verge

Here’s how Matter will make your smart home smarter.

In The Age Of Hybrid Working, Are Work Friendships A Nostalgic Dream?

While previous statistics have shown that work friendships are crucial to a happy working life, new data shows that employees are lonelier than ever.

Why Micro Habits Are Better Than Typical Habits

Unlike typical habits - the ones you start and abandon after a while. Micro habits have the potential to change your life for good. See how...

Beauty in the machine: Post-industrial design

Has design become boring? Or is it just harder to notice?

Things could be better

Eight studies reveal a (possibly universal) bias in human imagination

Climate Change from A to Z | The New Yorker

The stories we tell ourselves about the future.

Stop lying to yourself – you will never “fix it later”

Recently I approved a pull request from a colleague, that had the following description: “That’s a hacky way of doing this, but I don’t have time today to come up with a better im…

Amazon Alexa is a “colossal failure,” on pace to lose $10 billion this year

Layoffs reportedly hit the Alexa team hard as the company's biggest money loser.

A Smart Bear » Rocks, Pebbles, Sand: How to implement in practice

The "Rocks, Pebbles, Sand" framework helps prioritize work based on impact and effort, with Rocks being strategic, Pebbles tactical, and Sand immediate tasks. It emphasizes the importance of delivering significant impact to justify time investment and avoiding getting caught up in less impactful work. By categorizing tasks correctly and focusing on maximizing impact, teams can work efficiently and effectively towards long-term goals.

The New Smoking

Some thoughts on habit forming technology.

Consider working on genomics

Genomics software often lacks speed, reliability, and proper testing, making it hard to maintain and improve. The field needs skilled software engineers to help modernize how tools are built and maintained. Engineers can learn the domain on the job and work with biologists to create better solutions.

School Of Tok - A guide to getting started and growing on TikTok

New Sale: $30 $60Over the past year, my TikTok account has grown to over 70k followers in less than 7 months. I want to share all of my secrets about how I did it, and the tools I use to keep consi...

Focus on high-leverage activities.

"High Output Management" by Andy Grove teaches managers to focus on high-leverage activities that enhance team productivity. Great managers maximize their team's performance by understanding employees' strengths and facilitating effective communication. By prioritizing impactful tasks and making informed decisions, managers can significantly improve their organization's output.

The empty brain

Your brain does not process information, retrieve knowledge or store memories. In short: your brain is not a computer

Experiment: The hidden costs of waiting on slow build times

The document delves into the hidden costs of slow build times in software development. It highlights the impact of hardware power on developer productivity, emphasizing that more powerful hardware means less time wasted on builds and more time for actual coding. By conducting an experiment using GitHub's larger runners, the author compares build times, costs, and developer productivity to illustrate the benefits of investing in stronger hardware. The findings suggest that spending more on better hardware is a cost-effective strategy, as it reduces waiting time, minimizes context switching, and ultimately boosts team productivity.

THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO

THREAD: THE TWITTER FILES PART TWO. TWITTER’S SECRET BLACKLISTS.

The riches are in the (data) niches

I've done marketing in many niches. Large and small. What blew me away is the number of profitable SaaS tools I've seen in relatively small niches. Thos...

How Does Slack Use Terraform?

Originally published at https://slack.engineering on October 25, 2022.

Everything a Beginner Blogger Needs to Know for 2023

The beginner blogger guide to blogging for 2023. Discover how much a beginner blogger can earn and six steps to get started the right way.

One of my resolutions this 12 week year is to...

One of my resolutions this 12 week year is to keep a @blinkist twlog, as close to daily as travel allows. This is born out of subscribing to @blinkist through 2017 and having only read all of 1 book. I will reply to this with my cliff notes.

Why Is Everything So Ugly?

Dodging huge grilles we walk on, pulled by ugliness toward a gentrified retail strip. Here the violence of the new ugliness comes more fully into focus. The ruling class seized cities and chose to turn them into . . . this?

[Moved] Writing Goals & Accountability Template [The Pragmatic Engineer] - Google Docs

The document is a resource for subscribers of The Pragmatic Engineer’s Newsletter. It offers advice and tools for engineering managers and senior engineers. The document has been moved to a new location for easy access.

Six Types of Wealth | Young Money by Jack Raines

The best finance blog you've never heard of. 10/10 stories, 5/10 art.

10 Books That Will Solve 10 Problems

10 Books That Will Solve 10 Problems 1)Low Productivity

My Favorite Investment Writing of 2022

In 2022, the investment world faced many challenges, but great writing helped us understand it better. Nick Maggiulli shares his favorite insightful articles that offer lessons on markets, risk, and personal finance. These writings make complex topics simple and provide useful advice for all investors.

The cloudy layers of modern-day programming

Is what we do development anymore?

Reader: Frequently Asked Questions

This FAQ is inserted into the account of every new Reader user and provides answers to questions about how to get started, how to install and use the browser extensions and mobile apps, how to add content to Reader, and more. Almost every question you have will is answered herein. You can even use Ghostreader to quickly find answers.