Issue 22: Flex Your Chromatophores
Struggling to ship my app while navigating life's distractions and chasing authenticity in December.
Issue 21: Superhuman Mode, In Review
A compass won't get you far without a map.
Issue 20: Every Business is a Hospitality Business
The lease is almost up in my 2021 Mazda3 Sport hatchback, so I’ve been shopping for a new car. One vehicle that piqued my interest was Toyota’s Prius Prime,...
Issue 19: A Bad Thing
Well, it's been... a week. Obviously, the U.S. election this week was on my mind, and even though I’m Canadian, I feel that the outcome —and yes, I know the...
Issue 18: I Want Jellybeans
Last time, I mentioned that I was going to use November's 30-day length to try and set some benchmarks and change some habits. Three days in, here's what...
Issue 17: Superhuman Mode
About a month ago, I said this about my Apple Watch: A wrist computer does something very different. As an extension of your phone, it bullies your attention...
Issue 16: Grace
There are about ten weeks or so left in the year. When you hear that, do you think about: what you're going to tackle in 2025? what you've got left to do in...
Issue 15: A Tale Of Two Onboardings
We’re hiring for several roles at the day job, which got me thinking about onboarding new folks onto your team / into your org. I have two very different...
Issue 14: Let Your Life Take Space
I was flipping through some older journal entries and came across this note from about a year ago: I used to think that my phone had become a collection of...
Issue 13: Promises
A Health notification popped up on my iPhone the other day. Apparently, there was a trend change in a few metrics over the last five days. Active energy,...
Issue 12: Moonfooding
Earlier this week, I asked if folks had explicit moonlighting policies at work. At Wave, our contracts explicitly allow us to have a side business, so long...
Issue 11: You Can't Bumhole-Proof Your Home
This edition hilariously compares cat care to toddler-proofing while reflecting on opportunities as obligations.
Issue 10: The COVID Edition
This is going to be a short one. After nearly four and a half years of somehow avoiding it, COVID has finally caught up with us and hoo boy it’s been rough....
Issue 9: A Communal Piano
There’s a big chain bookstore in Canada called Indigo, and its downtown Montreal store features a little coffee shop with some tables and chairs as well a...
Issue 8: Time Compression
It’s almost September, and I’m not sure how exactly that happened. Last I checked, it was like… May or something. I remember seeing a note somewhere about a...
Issue 7: Bag Of Obligation-Holding
On launching a new site, struggling to keep it up, and deciding to shut it down to refocus on priorities.
Issue 6: Cozy Is My Vibe
After weeks of hot, humid weather, Montreal had a bit of a respite this past week, setting aside record rainfall on Friday in the wake of Tropical Storm...
Issue 5: I Need A Hobby
Every time the Olympics or the World Cup or whatever major global sporting event come around, I keep telling myself that I should follow it and learn more...
Issue 4: Hitting Some Kind Of Stride
This week, I’m talking about little bit about scheduling your downtime, sharing a small collection of links that I’ve come across, and a quick thought on...
Issue 3: It's Always DNS
I'm not sure what happened over the last few days, but the archives for this newsletter used to be hosted at https://angelo.report; for reasons unbeknownst...
Issue 2: Promotion Season
I was officially promoted to “Senior Software Engineer I” at work this week. It took a while to get to this (I’ve held Senior Eng roles before joining my...
Issue 1
It's the inaugural edition of this newsletter! That means I get to tell you a little bit about myself, share a couple of thoughts on things I've been...