Planning out a project by developing an estimate, rather than just hacking it out, is a way of developing software and enough of a creative effort that you might enjoy it more than sitting in meetings and updating budget spreadsheets!

buttondown.com/therealadam...

It won’t change your luck, but it will make you more prepared when it comes ‘round.

If you don’t know Bradford, find that kind of person in your personal/professional network who can deeply consider your job search, from extensive hiring experience, and ask them for an hour of their day to talk things through.

If you’ve ever worked with Bradford, or had a deep conversation with him, I bet he’s happy to extend the same favor to you.

He gave me great feedback on making an impression on interviewers and how to stand out at every stage. I got good ideas on how to answer “what’s your salary range?” confidently but without letting myself down.

That mutual, Bradford Fults if you know him, took more than an hour, no strings attached, out of his day to listen to holistically consider my whole process.

A pal suggested I talk to a mutual friend who knows more, from experience, about most things than most folks do. A systematic and intense thinker who could help me troubleshoot my efforts.

For a while, I thought debriefing myself, on what went well and what could go better, was sufficiently rigorous. But, I was sometimes easy on myself or a bit lazy. Figuring out improvements that would have the most impact, and acting upon them, is tricky on one’s own.