It took me almost two years, but I finally finished reading Poor Economics by Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo. In one of the last chapters, they discuss a concept that really resonated with me. It’s called the three I’s, which stand for Ideology, Ignorance and Inertia.

This concept, introduced by this episode of Fixable, has brought together some of my favorite things: mathematics and working smarter.

As I near the end of my Automate the Boring Stuff course, I’m learning some very useful tools - especially as a Windows user. In order to synthesize my learning, I decided to do a little project combining a few new python functionalities I learned.

January is a ripe time for wanting to start a new habit, but is it always worth it? I developed the tool below where you answer a few short questions using the Negative Five to Five (NFTF) scale to answer that very question.

One practice I am trying to make a habit this year is to put together a project proposal for almost any action or process I do at work. I also encourage everyone I work with to do the same. I am finding that this is an essential activity that clarifies…

Two organizations could have the same job description but the workload and emotional labor may be substantially different.

The graphic below will help determine what part of the range is appropriate for your organization.

So we all know what I like to refer to as The Project Management Triangle Trope - if you have Quality, Time and Cost, you have to pick two and sacrifice one.