Tag: skill

Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the path to staff and above for software engineers. This is a subset of a larger discussion on judging whether someone can operate at a particular level of seniority. If we’re not careful, then we start using the scope as a proxy for this, whi...

First principles thinking is a method of reasoning. It requires reducing a thing to its fundamental parts or truths and reasoning up from that foundation. It enables us to find where our beliefs do not align with reality. It is a doorway to new ways of doing things. It is the most effective...

It came to me recently that I completely misunderstood the whole concept of the “skill floor” in video games. What I used to think the “skill floor” was, conceptually, was kind of the reverse of what it is. A game with a high skill floor was a game in which even a new play...

Throughout the ups and downs of Athenian empire and throughout the ups and downs of Alcibiades’ career, Socrates kept on doing what he had been doing before the expedition to Sicily. From about 410 on, Plato and Xenophon were among the company of young men who fol...

Hey there! Whether you’re a city dweller or just visiting, you know how it goes — living in or exploring an awesome city often means dealing with unpredictable public transit arrival times. Trust me, I’ve been there, too, since moving to Boston last year. It’s super annoying ...

TSS (sub-class 482) visa is heavily relied on by Australian businesses to address the labour shortage. The processing time of this visa is significantly quicker compared to other temporary work visas, which typically range from 30 days to 90 days. The processing time depends on various factors ...