"if we think we're going to be diving in, focusing on solving a problem and focusing on it all day long, your brain doesn't get that opportunity to get a fresh perspective or to get a break and to come back and look at it from a different angle"

#ai #attention #knowledgework #productivity

https://fortune.com/2026/04/11/ai-workers-productivity-brain-recovery-cognitive-offload-overload/

"There are only two responses to feedback — 'Thank you,' and 'Thank you, please tell me more.'"

#knowledgework #learning

https://martinfowler.com/articles/healthy-peer-feedback.html

"Pushing people's brand buttons is just not a good problem to work on, and it's hard to do good work without a good problem."

#knowledgework #purpose

https://paulgraham.com/brandage.html

"Instead of accelerating my thinking, it began to replace it. Instead of aiding memory, it froze my curiosity into static categories."

#knowledgework #obsidian #productivity

https://web.archive.org/web/20260518143828/https://www.joanwestenberg.com/i-deleted-my-second-brain-692aa40d59d5f06dd5131e43/

"Encouraging a commitment to life-long learning and development and a true respect for the difficulties inherent in each position, in my view, will only create healthier workplaces."

#learning #knowledgework #management #classic

https://stackoverflow.blog/2023/09/13/how-to-land-the-manager-to-ic-pivot/?utm_campaign=the-overflow-newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=iterable/

"The leap from 'I built a thing' to 'therefore anyone can build a thing' misses the entire point of why you hire knowledgeable, experienced people in the first place."

#ai #knowledgework #leading #humility #humanity

https://www.techdirt.com/2026/06/09/ceos-who-think-ai-replaces-their-employees-are-just-bad-ceos/

"Large software projects have never been limited only by how quickly an individual can produce code. They are limited by how well people can coordinate their understanding of the system they are changing."

#ai #softwareengineering #developerexperience #knowledgework #productivity

https://lucumr.pocoo.org/2026/7/13/the-tower-keeps-rising/