Say a writer writes a first draft of an essay and thinks to herself, “I’m done! I’m ready for the next essay.” No writer says this! Any writer will admit that the writing is in the editing. This is a truism for writing prose. …

Make small bets a reality with small kids in the house — Taking the entrepreneurial path seemed demanding with a full-time job before starting a family. It’s more so now with a baby in the house. Fortunately, I came across Daniel Vassallo’s course, A Portfolio of Small Bets, which is helping me in that endeavor. …

Start your day before baby wakes up — Before Hayden was born, I worried if I’d have time to program, write, and create. Now I’m a stay-at-home mom with far less time to do just about everything (though the tradeoff is definitely worth it!). Despite being a busy parent, I consistently work on and launch side projects. In…

What projects to take on and how to get them done as a parent entrepreneur. — Working on side hustles becomes much more challenging with a baby or young child in the house. As parents, we’ve got very limited time — and energy — to work on our entrepreneurial pursuits. So we have to make the most of it. That means being selective about what we…

7 ways to make your productivity soar as a parent Productivity doesn’t have to go out the window when you become a parent. In fact, you may find that your productivity actually increases. That’s been the case for me. Despite the demands on my time (and energy!) as a stay-at-home…

When you set out to learn a new topic, you want answers to these questions: What topics should I learn first? What learning tactics should I use, and how do I apply them? How do I retain everything I’ve learned? Enter Principles of Learning. It’s a free learning guide that…

Most people want to get better at problem-solving, but aren’t sure how to go about it. So they default to what I call the “problem-solving treadmill.” The problem-solving treadmill is all about quantity: solve as many problems as quickly as possible. Solve one problem, move along to the next. …

Programmers often mistake a working program for an effective one. Their code could be a nightmare to read and debug. It could take forever to run. It could be filled with poorly named variables. No matter. …

The hosts of the Crafting Code podcast raise an interesting question on an episode about deleting code: is code an asset or a liability? It’s a good question to consider, since most of us think we make something better — from a recipe to a piece of art — by…