danreed07

Can't argue with that.

This is an incredible accomplishment. Congratz guys.

Interesting question. I don't completely agree. I've learnt that lying is a statement based on the assumption of absolutes, meaning that you are certain of one outcome but are presenting another. This might be presumptuous as a start.

To be fully truthful, I've found it helpful to consider myself capable of fault and not fully informed to make absolute assertions, but rather I opt for statements of confidence with narrowed scope. Therefore, there is no truth or lie but only your perception, which is limited. (flashback to Stats 101, confidence intervals)

It also depends on the kind of person you are. I think the more comfortable you are in your own skin, the less likely you are to be affected by the judgements of others. If I ask a good friend something, I don't want them to lie, even if I don't like the answer. Extending this, I will do for them what I expect in return.

I know this all sounds very vague and kind of like baloney, but I've met a person who has always been a straight shooter with me, and I've since tried to emulate it. The above is what I've learnt from him.

I haven't thought of this; will post there tomorrow since it's night time here. I'm not too familiar with the subreddits, are there any others might be useful?

Brilliant. Math problems that can be done without a calculator; separated by domains such as probability, group theory, number theory, physics, AI, etc. Wonderfully stimulating really.

Doubtful. Hiring and firing decisions require domain specific knowledge and day-to-day knowledge of operations. A the third-party company would have to have someone on-site at all times to gauge the needs of the company.

Software could arguably replace status reports and time-tracking, but a compelling incentive system needs to be put in place to encourage this behavior. It's often my experience that people skimp on administrative duties when left to their own devices, including myself.

"Software" at its current manifestation cannot manage career tracks. Machine learning may change.

Senior management level do not have time to deal with employee problems. They generally are tasked with higher order duties, which generally fill their 40 or so hours.

All evidence suggest that the first layer of management is needed.

I read a few comments on the other thread. So much of the output fall's on management's shoulder to clarify, motivate, and inspire.

Thinking over my stint at running a few teams, so long as we hired well, there was literally nothing I could complain about, but there were infinitely many more shortcomings I could see in myself.

I'm ambivalent about this. I have a friend whose a Harvard math major, I've seen him work. He sleeps late and wakes early; when we work together, he always messes up my schedule by calling me in the middle of the night. I'm all tired and groggy the next day, and he's totally fine.

I think some people just inherently have more energy than others.

I have this with weekdays & weekends. I'm insanely productive on weekends, Monday and Tuesdays, not so much.

It's like my entire schedule is shifted by two days.

This is an amazing observation. I have not noticed this, but I exhibit the same pattern of behavior.

A good read. Thanks for the link. I don't think I'm able to build a webapp version because the technologies & form-factor for this app is exclusive to smartphones.

It's one of those latent needs, in the way that Snapchat and Facebook doesn't really solve a problem going in (Not that I'm comparing my app to theirs, they just most easily come to mind). I've shown it to a few people in my circle, and they think it's kind of cool.