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Tom Bartel
Personal blog · tombartel.decareerproductivity
Tom Bartel's personal blog at tombartel.de covers career and productivity. Since 2016, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 8 times. The last post was in 2020, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
Linked in HN threads on productivity tracking and engineering management reading. The linked posts cover recalibrating productivity sensors. The comments only mention or link them without judging the writing.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Thoughts on software engineering and engineering management
What Hacker News says?
Thank you for your suggestions. I actually adopted your last one, see http://tombartel.de/2016/07/05/recalibrate-your-productivity...
Comment linking /2016/07/05/recalibrate-your-productivity-sensors/
on “Recalibrate Your Productivity Sensors”Submitted Recalibrate Your Productivity Sensors as a story · 122 points
HN discussionCheck out Managing Humans by Michael Lopp. Or, as @jennyp mentioned, check out his blog - rands in repose. His book is basically a collection of blog posts. Another book that was recommended for new managers is https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118911954/ - Your First Leadership Job: How Catalyst Leaders Bring Out the Best in Others by Byham and Wellins Radical Candor by Kim Scott Not books, but other resources tha…
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on “Ask HN: What books can teach me engineering management skills?”Submitted On Bricks and Code as a story · 6 points
HN discussionSubmitted A Primer on Giving Critical Feedback as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted People management: One-on-ones for Beginners as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted One Year of Blogging as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted If It Feels Awkward, It's Good as a story · 1 points
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