📔 Human User Guide
This is a living document intended to capture my priorities, life
philosophies, and ways in which I choose to work.
Who I am
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Mental & physical wellness are my top priority, full stop. If you can't
serve yourself, you won't be able to serve others.
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Family & friends are a close second. I wouldn't be where I am today
without the incredible folks that surround me.
- Currently living in Markham, ON, Canada.
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I have a number of hobbies that I enjoy; writing, reading, playing
guitar, producing music, collecting & listening to vinyl, and most
recently martial arts classes in the form of muay thai + jiu-jitsu.
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My fiancee and I are mega foodies. We love travelling and often explore
the local cuisine at each of our destinations. Hit me up if you have any
recommendations!
How I work
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Default to async. I'll do my best to respond, though it might not be
immediately or promptly.
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I value large blocks of uninterrupted time. The needle moves further
when I can dive deep for hours at a time.
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Waking hours are typically 6am-11pm, though I'm working to make this
more consistent.
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Working from home can make "switching off" difficult. To combat this I
give myself a hard cutoff at 5pm from any full-time work.
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5pm-9pm is strictly personal time. Cooking a meal with my fiancee,
catching up with friends, reading articles, playing guitar, watching
shows, martial arts classes, etc.
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Communication channels I use, in order of priority: phone calls and
texts/messages (usually on DnD), Slack, GitHub notifications, Google
Docs / GitHub Discussions, Email. During blocks of focus time I actively
avoid checking all types of inbound communication to maintain focus.
What I believe
- Optimize for freedom, flexibility, and agency.
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Devote an outsized amount of time & energy on things you can control.
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The best ROI you'll ever get is investing in yourself; skills,
experiences, saving time.
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Just-in-time learning is an extremely underrated skill. I respect folks
who know a lot, but I admire even more people who can absorb, distill,
and understand new information quickly. The world moves fast, so if you
can optimize for change and new information, you'll get ahead of most.
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They say you're the product of the 5 closest people to you, yet most
people spend more time on a device than they do with people.
In the age of information, I would take this one step further; you're the
product of the information you consume. Choose wisely.
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Slow content > "newsfeed" content. Any product or company building
real-time social networks are investing millions of dollars to buy your attention.
My preference is to consume slow, quality media to keep my attention in my
control. Books, web articles, long-form educational YouTube videos, and podcasts.
- Actionable feedback is a gift.