An ex-Amazon Principal Software Engineer with nearly 20 years of experiences shares how to apply systems thinking to engineer a more effective and intentional life.
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Worth Repeating: Nobody’s Watching
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Worth Repeating is where I bring back older pieces that still hold up. This one has a bit of history: it was the very first newsletter I sent from Substack, back in August 2024. Most of you weren’t subscrib...
You Are What You Read
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Last week’s article, “On the Death of Amazon’s Writing Culture,” got me thinking about a lot of things.
I had mostly written it for Amazonians. I figured some current and former employees would read and rea...
What Senior Engineers Are Actually Doing About AI | Demetri Spanos
Demetri Spanos has spent decades at the frontier of AI and machine learning, and he's watched it take over the entire industry.
In this conversation, he breaks down what junior engineers should actually be focused on in a world where the...
On the Death of Amazon’s Writing Culture
How AI has turned what was once a superpower into a liability.
Thirty minutes into a recent review meeting at Amazon, an L7 principal product manager began a discussion on a six-page document. Two minutes into his presentation, it was blin...
Worth Repeating: The Art of Showing Up
The fastest way to get things done is to forget the finish line.
Worth Repeating is where I bring back older pieces that hold up. I wrote this one last July, and I’ve needed the reminder many times since.
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I Help Tech Professionals Level Up Fast @alifeengineered | YouTuber | Productivity Junkie | ex-Principal Engineer at Amazon
Former Amazon VP, sharing how I succeeded so that you can too. Outperform, out-compete, and still get time off for yourself.
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