Nacho Sánchez 🤷♂️
@juanignaciosl
Currently @felt. Previously @tierraabierta, @CARTO. N00b dad! Also into writing: @ignaciocsierra. Contact: juanignaciosl at gmail.
Obsidian note-taking
I'm switching to @obsdmd for note-taking. Until now I used either Todoist (for quick notes) or Google Docs (larger, persistent knowledge), but the former is not great beyond quick tasks, and the latter is horrible regarding the organization and linking. 🧵!
With @obsdmd everything is in local files. They have a sync service, but for the moment I'm using Dropbox and it's fine. And it's open source and there's a thrilling community that builds plugins. So, you own everything, that's nice.
Task lists and feeling of progress
A question about your task management! More specifically, about the (need for) feeling of progress. At Engineering Management for the Rest of Us, @sarah_edo explains that she uses @NotionHQ weekly planner, not only because of the planning itself, but for the final artifact: 🧵
"I like this (...) more than a kanban board or a homegrown to-do list (...), they feel unsatisfying and never-ending. In this model, the big picture is broken down day by day, and at the end of the week, it’s clear I’ve gotten things accomplished, which helps me feel motivated."
3 books on Engineering Management
As a part-time manager for most of my career (as a tech lead and similar) I've read a lot about Engineering Management (juanignaciosl.github.io/tags/#Engineering%20Management). I want to recommend three books that complement each other, and ask a final question :) 🧵
The Manager's Manual, by @keyvanakbary , @flopezluis, and @xala3pa juanignaciosl.github.io/learning/2021/08/27/El_manual_del_manager.html . It's the best one if you want to know about the day-to-day tasks. Definitely, the closer you can get to a "manual" for the role.
Talks: balancing ephemeral and long-lived content
I'm cleaning my @Pocket (New Year's Resolution, you guessed it) and I'm getting to some older content. There's a talk about Uber big data platform youtube.com/watch?v=sdIJqW8zsdg that made me think about longevity of content at talks 🧵
They mention Marmaray github.com/uber/marmaray. The talk is from 2018, and Marmaray is discontinued essentially since 2019.