Try this now:
Put everything down. Stand up. Feel both feet flat on the ground. Take three slow breaths. Then:
Raise your arms slowly while saying "calm" once.
Lower them as you say "focus".
Do it two more times.

Now finish making breakfast with full attention. Eggs matter when you're actually there.

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Try This Now:
Grab your phone. Write one honest sentence starting with "What I actually care about is…" Don’t overthink it. Delete it after if you want. The act of writing matters more than keeping it.

Remember:
Your mind isn’t a public forum. It belongs to you alone.

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Do this instead: Put your phone down. Write ONE skill you're working on right now. Not "get better at work." Be specific: "Writing cleaner code" or "Active listening." Say it out loud. That's your real progress.

Truth: Your only competition is the version of you from yesterday.

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Put your phone to better use. Skip the scroll tonight. Watch one short video that makes you think. Try a nature documentary or a philosopher talking about patience. Let something new sink in.

Your mind paints your future with every thought. What color will you choose tonight?

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Try this now: Pull over early. Write tomorrow’s first three tasks on paper—not your phone. Make it stupid simple. “1. Coffee 2. Email Sarah 3. Print report.” Tuck it away.

Boom. Control’s back in your hands. Drive home lighter.

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On each scrap, draw one thing stressing you—no words. A scribbled tornado for emails. Jagged lines for deadlines. Your hand moves, not your mind. Toss them or save them. Doesn’t matter.

What you make lasts longer than the rush you feel.

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Daily standups and retrospectives won’t save a broken culture. Marin Niehues explains why #Agile vs. Linear is the wrong debate—and how the real challenge is aligning mindset, leadership, and value.

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This is the paradox of truth-telling in community building and in defining/establishing cultural norms: it’s liberating, but it’s not always comfortable. And yet, once you see the full picture, you can’t, and shouldn’t, look away.

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My personal definition of #leadership precludes applying the label to people who engage in that behavior 🤷🏻‍♂️

“Agile” usually gets sold as a silver bullet. 🛠️

In reality, it takes patient, practical leadership to bridge the gap between theory and what actually helps teams win (or recover).

The real work isn’t sprint plans. It’s learning to guide when the way forward isn’t obvious.

Where are you seeing “agile” trip people up - or quietly help?

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🎉 Welcome John Baldwin to the FreeBSD Foundation Board!

Long-time contributor John Baldwin was elected to the Board during the June 10, 2025 Annual Meeting. With decades of experience in core, release engineering, and the FreeBSD Journal, John will help strengthen connections between the developer community and the Foundation.

👏 Join us in welcoming him!
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