# Wayne's Career and Life Blog I'm a husband, dad, technologist, advisor, teacher, jogger, hiker, and lifelong learner. I retired from 8-6 engineering jobs, and now I'm doing everything else. Page: Feed: --- ## [Turns Out the Marshmallow Test Was Right (And You’re Still Failing It)](https://waynesworld411.substack.com/p/turns-out-the-marshmallow-test-was) _2025-09-28 · Wayne's Career and Life Blog_ Blog Post: Why Self-Control is the Keystone Life Skill ## [Chirp Happens (at Night)](https://waynesworld411.substack.com/p/chirp-happens-at-night) _2025-09-16 · Wayne's Career and Life Blog_ Why Do Smoke Alarms Always Chirp at 3 A.M.? ## [Thoughts on being a SW Architect](https://waynesworld411.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-being-a-sw-architect) _2025-06-18 · Wayne's Career and Life Blog_ Disclaimer: That is the worst blog post image I have ever seen, and I’m embarrassed that I’m using it. ## [Adventures in VoIP (and Skype!)](https://waynesworld411.substack.com/p/adventures-in-voip-and-skype) _2025-03-09 · Wayne's Career and Life Blog_ Hi everyone—Wayne here! ## [In Support of Generalism](https://waynesworld411.substack.com/p/in-support-of-generalism) _2025-02-17 · Wayne's Career and Life Blog_ In support of Generalism ## [Thoughts on Marriage](https://waynesworld411.substack.com/p/thoughts-on-marriage) _2025-01-31 · Wayne's Career and Life Blog_ This is an odd blog topic for me, but bear with me as I hope it will be interesting and useful. ## [The Men's Group](https://waynesworld411.substack.com/p/the-mens-group) _2025-01-18 · Wayne's Career and Life Blog_ Back in early 2015, my pressure washer broke. ## [Welcome to Wayne's World](https://waynesworld411.substack.com/p/welcome-to-waynes-world) _2025-01-17 · Wayne's Career and Life Blog_ Hello everyone!