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Code for the People — Part One of Two
I was on sabbatical when Automattic filmed Code for the People — a documentary about the work I’ve dedicated my life to. I kept my promise to stay unplugged, and my ego has yet to forgive me. This essay is how I’m making peace with that: a deconstruction of the film, and an argument for…
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It’s only a mistake if you make it twice
I used to encourage my teams and colleagues to ‘Celebrate Failures.’ Otherwise, we hide shared learnings from one another when we sweep mistakes under the rug in shame. The truth is, we all know this, we all fail from time to time. What’s important is learning and adapting. My idea behind celebrating failures was to…
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A Note on Ego
Recently I have been more in tune with, and listening to the impact of Ego on our imagination. Our early childhood was Ego-less. We felt no shame running naked through our backyards, waving our arms, and singing songs. As children we also experience no limitations in our imagination. We were in tune with nature and…
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It’s only a mistake if you make it twice
I used to encourage my teams and colleagues to ‘Celebrate Failures.’ Otherwise, we hide shared learnings from one another when we sweep mistakes under the rug in shame. The truth is, we all know this, we all fail from time to time. What’s important is learning and adapting. My idea behind celebrating failures was to…
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A Note on Ego
Recently I have been more in tune with, and listening to the impact of Ego on our imagination. Our early childhood was Ego-less. We felt no shame running naked through our backyards, waving our arms, and singing songs. As children we also experience no limitations in our imagination. We were in tune with nature and…
