David (@hellodavidryan)

Before paul graham’s essay was Joel Spolsky’s blog (cofounder of Stack Overflow and Trello). This blog post was so iconic when I was at Red Hat that we used it as a guide when designing the fit-out of the Brisbane office that expanded over additional floors over the years. Private pods and offices rather than open plan. It was bliss. Tech Threads

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"...the mere consciousness of an engagement will sometimes worry a whole day."– Charles Dickens

July 2009One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that they're on

a different type of schedule from other people. Meetings cost them

more.There are two types of schedule, which I'll call the manager's

schedule and the maker's schedule. The manager'... See more

Paul Graham • Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule

One of the most dangerous transitions that a company makes is going from fewer than ten team members to more than twenty in a short time. During this time, communication and productivity usually break down. The system of group organization that existed when the company was all sitting in the same room together suddenly no longer works when team mem

Alex MacCaw • The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building

offices have become interruption factories. A busy office is like a food processor—it chops your day into tiny bits.

Jason Fried • Remote

Interruption is the enemy of productivity

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