I Already Lost This Once
AI is stripping meaning from developers' careers. My body stripped it from mine years ago. I've been where they are, and the craft survived.
Johnie Hjelm
Committed to developing individuals and teams for success.
Latest posts
The Joy of Delegating to Competence
AI agents aren't just technically impressive, they're giving everyone access to something rare: the feeling of delegating to someone who actually gets it done.
The Vault That Thinks With You
A practical guide to building an AI-powered note-taking system that surfaces connections, maintains context, and evolves alongside your understanding.
My AI Manifesto: Principles for the Augmented Engineer
A personal manifesto outlining the principles and ethics of using AI as a tool to augment engineering work, emphasizing ownership, curiosity, and authenticity.
The Deteriorating Developer
A developer's journey through the tech industry while living with spinal muscular atrophy type 2, highlighting the passion for coding and the challenges posed by a progressive condition.
The Key to Team Success: Clear Expectations, One-on-One Meetings, and Consistent Feedback
Leading a team is both an art and a science. Over the past 15 years, my experience has shown that 90% of team issues stem from skipping three fundamental practices: setting clear expectations, conducting effective one-on-one meetings, and providing consistent feedback. Let’s delve into these areas and explore why they are crucial for team success.
Leading with Efficiency: The Principles of Automate, Eliminate, and Delegate
An exploration of key leadership principles in the tech sector, emphasizing the importance of automation, elimination of redundancies, and effective delegation for optimal team performance.
The Real Secret to a Successful Software Engineering Career: It's Not Just About Code
Discover why communication skills are just as important as coding skills in a software engineering career, and learn six steps to improve your interactions with colleagues, managers, and stakeholders.
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My personal productivity practices
My personal productivity practices
Habits of highly successful people
Six common themes successful people focus on, from self-knowledge to continuous learning, based on studying achievers across sports, art, business and spirituality.