March 2021 — 317 tweets
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haley In Dublin… Ireland?!
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Contravariance Podcast cate.blog/2021/03/01/contravariance-podcast/
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duncan Enjoy it!
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Tell me what mundane part of “normal” life you miss the most today? For me: popping out to a cafe for lunch for fresh air, a change of scene and some downtime with a book. A little respite during a busy day.
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RT THISISDINOSAUR: Befriend a programmer with a single tweet:
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We_Are_Async DuckDuckGo Thanks for sharing that 💖
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zmagg 😭 so relatable
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RT We_Are_Async: 🎧 The Asynchronous Approach: Remote Management Tips from a Digital Nomad with catehstn, Engineering Director of Mobile…
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daljo628 aww 💖
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leapingwoman Omg 😍
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So excited for all my friends getting vaccinated so sad about prospects here since the most useless man in Ireland became the health minister. Why.
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lccarson 😆 just trying to mix it up!
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RT dz: One 2nd order effect of discrimination and sexism in tech companies is that affected engineers often leave teams tired and disillus…
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Back when we went to museums… photo.cate.blog/2021/03/back-when-we-went-to-museums/
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I have started to refer to normal life as “so 2019”. Conferences? So 2019. Restaurants? So 2019. Museums? So 2019. Hugs? So 2019. Travel? So 2019. Fun? How 2019.
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duncan 😆
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RT RealAbril: Yo. I am humbled to have my story told so beautifully by nitashatiku and washingtonpost. Thank you Nitasha for spending so…
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RT polotek: There is a lot here. But I'm particularly struck by this. It's labeled an "unfair advantage" to give Black students the same h…
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WillStockd Thanks for sharing that.
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RT wannabfisherman: not all men lmao
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RT arshia__: if u really wanna know what an organization is like? look at how it treats senior women. a strategy that has truly saved me t…
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RT nmsanchez: I had a great time in our #VayaDEI webinar today. 70 practitioners who were, hopefully, reminded to take care of themselves…
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Made this observation to someone today and maybe other people also need is so here it is. If an organization cannot replace you then that is an organizational failure. Sacrificing yourself to that organizational failure does not fix it.
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lccarson 💖💖💖 ofc!!! 🍫🥚
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skamille Beautiful!
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duretti 💖 so glad it helped!
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RT catehstn: Made this observation to someone today and maybe other people also need is so here it is. If an organization cannot replace…
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RT poornabell: I laughed then I cried then I laughed then I
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Gave the housekeepers a card and a cake to commemorate a year of lockdown together 😆 gotta find things to celebrate in this timeline.
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As ever, the latest post in JillWetzler’s series is gold 🔥 The antiracist leader: organizational process leaddev.com/diversity-inclusion/antiracist-leader-organizational-process
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skamille Day pjs are where it’s at!
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Daffodils photo.cate.blog/2021/03/daffodils/
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lccarson I did send you a sea salt and driftwood candle, right? I have the diffuser and it does smell like the beach. I will need to look into the sand.
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rossgrady Yes, I want to hear anything you’re running into. Just note that in this case the answer may be “wkwebview apis fml” but also this doesn’t seem niche?
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@imfiny_com sarahmei I don’t think it’s as narrow as that, can also be an issue of hiring and onboarding. But I think a piece of it (especially for women) is growing but undervalued responsibility.
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RT kelhutch17: Your Guide To Undermining Women Whilst Being "Nice" cate.blog/2014/05/28/ways-to-undermine-women-whilst-being-nice/ via catehstn
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kelhutch17 Thanks for sharing that 💖
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rowasc Do it!
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nheagy 😭
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operaqueenie polotek I’ve been adopting the mindset that either every day can be a special occasion in this timeline or no day ever will be. Enjoy the candle!
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willmanduffy 😆 congrats you two
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RT cmatchell: Please don’t talk to me about cancel culture. I was a Christian child of the 90s. We stopped listening to Sandy Patty & Amy…
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RT ourmaninjapan: At DuckDuckGo, every three months we have "Hack Days", a few days when we can work on anything for fun, ideally collabo…
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lccarson Haha don’t worry I cannot source any Irish sand anyway I’m not allowed out of this sand-less 5km radius…
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sharonw Aww and SAME! I love walking to get to places… but just randomly argh I can never decide where to go so I walk the same route again and again and again…
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wiredferret THISISDINOSAUR You win!
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sds52 Aww!
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yocum137 💖
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melchoyce Omg SAME 😢
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wirehead2501 Aww. I can send you some random chocolate if that would help? 💖
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jessitron Omg I have been having the most intensely emotional dreams about being around people. I feel you,
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SpinGrrl Omg these! Same!
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therealfitz Aww 💖
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haley So random who knew 😆
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AngelaRiggs_ Ahhh yeah this one! Totally!
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fassko Thanks!
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JessSobrevilla Aww that sounds like such a lovely way to spend an evening!
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elight 🙈😢
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mavi888uy 😱 omg yes
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@fdevillamil Aww
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iwasleeg Me toooooooooo 💖
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outragedracoon Ah yeah totally. At least we can still do that here 🙈
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outragedracoon Also I have to tell you I love your handle. And also raccoons.
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flargh 💯
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helenhousandi Aww I bet 💖
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lccarson 😆
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rossgrady Hahahaha yeah very relatable
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RT ToriTidwell: PTSD from terrible bosses is totally a thing.
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lccarson Those flowers are BEAUTIFUL!
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helenhousandi Gorgeous!
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amyngyn Such a precious creature only a monster could watch that video without intense emotion 💖
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HBeckPDX Me too, it’s a beautiful place and I haven’t left a 5km radius since December because of lockdown 😭
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RT roxiqt: This is the most beautiful bird I have ever seen. Mundo_Animall/1367185054598856704/video/1
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RT polotek: ArlanWasHere ekp jack For me it's not the money involved in this sale. It's not even the fact that Jack is already rich. Cr…
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trionkidnapper awesome! go you!
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kamilah Aww well I am SO GLAD we got to spend that time together. It was. DELIGHT to see you 💖 and polotek and JillWetzler.
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RT AmyRemeikis: They’re always someone’s friend and loved one. Amazing how many of us know a sexual assault victim. But none of us seem…
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Ooh look at these lovely raccoon prints by emilymayrose! I bought two 🙈🦝🦝🦝 shop.northerncontemporarygallery.com/collections/emily-may-rose
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RT karlitaliliana: You might have heard me sing the song “Stanford is not a competency” but have you listened to my b-track “Working at Fa…
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RT ekp: Google uses mental health and medical leave to retaliate against employees who call out racism. The employee returns from leave to…
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RT ashleylynch: The hormones that are being prescribed to trans people -- Spironolactone, estrogen and testosterone are prescribed to cis…
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RT tiffani: I read this this morning and I had to put it down for a sec when I saw how people were told to “assume good intent.” I’ve he…
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juliepagano What train wreck? Or actually… do I want to know?
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RT IanColdwater: Some ideas for celebrating International Women's Day instead of tagging women in lists: - give money directly to women -…
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juliepagano Thank you I will go to sleep instead then 💋
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EmilyGorcenski 💖 so glad you are prioritizing you. Endlessly grateful for the work you have done.
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RT elinoroberts: On this International Women’s Day, let me make a stand for all mediocre, average women on days when existing and function…
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One Year of Staying Still cate.blog/2021/03/08/one-year-of-staying-still/
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Really interesting article on burnout and how it's been exacerbated by the pandemic - hbr.org/2021/02/beyond-burned-out /via KamylBazbaz
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twostraws PinkerStraws That’s awesome!
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Now is a great time to discover that I’ve been paying for a TV license for 2 years but don’t actually know how to access regular TV channels 😭
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andytuba Aha yeah I have figured out streaming!! Crisis averted!
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wirehead2501 Aww totally 💖
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thePaulChurch 😆 thank you 💖
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There's a lot to unpack in this, I am still thinking about it days after I read it initially - The Shocking Meltdown of Ample Hills — Brooklyn’s Hottest Ice Cream Company marker.medium.com/the-shocking-meltdown-of-ample-hills-brooklyns-hottest-ice-cream-company-66b27dc1791d /via @cattsmall
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Did not realize I needed to read this today 🙈😭 thank you jyhsu 💖 jyhsu/1369014454029979648
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jyhsu Omg don’t look into my soul like that Jean
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THISISDINOSAUR What that seems like a bargain?!
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RT RosemaryMosco: Folks are asking me about this viral photo of a magical rainbow... pigeon? Dove? What is it? Let me explain, as someone…
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THISISDINOSAUR Damnit we do not have sainsburies here
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help I am ded jyhsu/1369357790691565570
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jyhsu 💋
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This is fascinating, quantitive data on bias (including a new kind of bias) - How Companies Committed to Diverse Hiring Still Fail - hbr.org/2021/02/research-how-companies-committed-to-diverse-hiring-still-fail /via zmotak
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basthomas THISISDINOSAUR Can always stockpile after the festival of the chocolate egg 🙈
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At work someone found my domestication blog & shared it (w/lovely comments) in the “interior design” channel (TIL!) At home, as bae and her husband aesthetically degrade my beautiful guest room, the other housekeeper sighs and says, “it was so CLEAN before he lived here” 😆
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It turns out one cannot live an Instagram ready existance with another human being who cooks and owns many Domestic Objects during a pandemic 🤷🏻♀️
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RT mekkaokereke: 6% of deaths are Black folk, but only 3% of vaccinations. 46% of deaths are Hispanic, but only 19% of the vaccinations.…
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RT skamille: I've totally worked with people who needed the advice to focus on their primary job more. They were mostly men who spent a to…
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RT Iwillleavenow: Girl, she CRUSHED that privacy explanation. Love it. No notes. (I mean, some potential expansions because I’m an obnoxi…
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💖 Most common interview mistakes (made by interviewers) aitorvs/most-common-interview-mistakes-made-by-interviewers-4720173eca99" class="tweet-url"data-pagefind-index-attrs="href">medium.com/@aitorvs/most-common-interview-mistakes-made-by-interviewers-4720173eca99 /by @aitorvs
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LittleMxSurly Yay! Well deserved! 💖
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This looks amazing! nmsanchez/1369798523789570049
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JustinCarmony Thank you!
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RT JustinCarmony: I love how a little bit of framing and make a huge impact. Totally going to try this. Great article catehstn 😁
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RT THISISDINOSAUR: I have decided to start blogging. I make no commitments to frequency or volume, but I can at least promise you can read…
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kamilah oh they are so CUTE! did you give them a snack too?
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webhat ElleArmageddon Omg amaaaaazing 😍🥰
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RT Thinkwert: Every raccoon is either planning a heist or in the middle of a heist.
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skamille Yeah I have been having them on and off the entire time 😭
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I finished* it!!!!!!! * technically this is half of the random long thing that I could not figure out what you are supposed to do with. ** when I bought it I thought it was going to be a cushion
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lccarson 😆
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Such a helpful post from skamille - Common management failures in developing individual contributors leaddev.com/skills-new-managers/common-management-failures-developing-individual-contributors?utm_source=activecampaign&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=camille-fournier&utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=You+re+not+just+a+manager%2C+you+re+also+a+boss&utm_campaign=Originals+-+Issues+25+%2825+Feb%29&vgo_ee=qT3orB8aqvzQjKd41Q%2BALXwFoqDlMHNmyq65fGLdufk%3D
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Mostly I think I am doing okay but sometimes pandemic misery knocks me flat 😭
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jwilker 💖 thank you!
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TrevorFSmith 💖 thank you!
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Ipstenu 😍🥰
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jwilker Hahaha that is amazing! So far I am only doing these things for good… 🤷🏻♀️
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inannamute Thank you!
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__emmadickson rossgrady 😆 hi
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kamilah Oh that’s good but if you want to befriend them you could consider a fresh non-garbage snack…
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susanalmon kamilah Hahaha many people it makes my Twitter experience mostly delightful
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Panel: Recognizing and rectifying your mistakes as an engineering leader cate.blog/2021/03/15/panel-recognizing-and-rectifying-your-mistakes-as-an-engineering-leader/
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pilky Yay!
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RT DuckDuckGo: After months of stalling, Google finally revealed how much personal data they collect in Chrome and the Google app. No wond…
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RT raccoonhourly:
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jyhsu I ate a popsicle in a meeting last week I know everyone else was just sad they didn’t have a popsicle.
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I like the AMA I did about async communication is available asynchronously 😆 Asynchronous Communication FAQ with Cate Huston of DuckDuckGo - linearb.io/blog/asynchronous-communication-ama/ /by LinearB_Inc
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RT LinearB_Inc: catehstn We do too! One of our favorites... Q: When is a synchronous meeting needed? A: "When it’s contentious 😜 Synch…
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lccarson Yay! 💖
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VPoltrack RACCOONS
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RT raccoonhourly:
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Ireland has suspended use of the AstraZeneca vaccine. Meanwhile quarantine hotels still aren’t yet running. Why is the most useless man in Ireland the health minister now? I miss SimonHarrisTD who did a vastly better job of communicating and always knew basic information.
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RT michaelnatkin: Growing fast glowforge! I have six software positions open: three different full-stack roles, a commerce-focused fronte…
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RT RangeDotCo: 📰 Just published: Issue no. 17 of Lead Time. With this month’s theme of management skills, we’re sharing content from @ska…
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VPoltrack It looks cool though!
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buritica 💋
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AngelaRiggs_ Thank you so much!
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Bae has been cross stitching this morning and if this is how I am when I am cross stitching I am amazed he has put up with me for the last 3 months 😆
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ideasasylum Lmao it’s not swearing it’s the total absorption for long periods 😆
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RT kamilah: Americans have continued to vacation in the Caribbean during the pandemic and have been a massive source of covid being in cir…
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RT ashleymcnamara: 8 women are dead, but sure let’s talk about how HE had a bad day.
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Beautiful mention of dontgetcaught in ashleymilnetyte’s wonderful newsletter 💖 I still miss Denise every time I have to prep a talk.
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lindseybieda mezmor @Daflummify Awww
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(Yes I am the listener in Ireland, I will continue to stan the work of friends years after they leave this world.)
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RT raccoonhourly:
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cypheroftyr justin_moore Aww that is lovely! 💖
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RT jyhsu: Excited that catehstn's Lead Time chat is LIVE! youtu.be/JyJ-mrEWJ-E We chat about: - The role of a external coach compare…
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RT raccoonhourly:
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RT Annaleen: Here's why Substack's scam worked so well. They paid a secret group of writers to make newsletters seem lucrative. In my news…
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jyhsu Because otherwise they wouldn’t do the trick and then they would eat you whilst you were sleeping.
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jyhsu No this is how dogs work. Dreadful animals.
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jyhsu Maybe a mediation.
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jyhsu ?!? Why would someone do that?!
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RT LeadTimeCo: Episode 3 of Lead Time, with catehstn is all about coaching. In it, Jean + Cate chat about: 🔹the differences between an ex…
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Heylo I’m taking a coaching course this week and need a practice client! The session will likely focus on values / fulfillment and generally what it means to live your best life. Would anyone like to do this with me? Will need to be Sunday afternoon in Europe or am west coast.
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There are other people in my course who need practice clients so if you’re open to someone else too please say. It can be a nice way to try coaching at zero cost and see if it’s for you!
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polotek I love the way you talk about everything, you always have put deep thought into it and offer a perspective that inspires deeper thought in me. In this case, the inversion of the typical narrative of harm is so needed and so clarifying of structural problems.
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outragedracoon I’m taking the CTI courses, current is fulfillment.
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@fdevillamil Haha that could be interesting! But also very intimidating 🙈
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RT polotek: The way white people get to ignore race as a real factor in behavior is jaw dropping. Also, nobody said anything about "person…
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RT raccoonhourly:
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RT raccoonhourly:
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bigredcar1 jyhsu Are you open to one of my classmates? DM me if so?
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Ni1anj0na Are you open to one of my classmates? DM me if so?
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KeniLF Thank you! Are you open to one of my classmates? DM me if so?
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@fdevillamil Aww 💖 are you open to one of my classmates?
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iOvrThoughtThis Are you open to one of my classmates? DM me if so?
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theladykathryn Thank you! I’ll connect you with one of my classmates if that’s okay?
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InformatiQ jyhsu Are you open to one of my classmates? Can you DM me if so?
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stephBoisvert Are you open to one of my classmates? Can you DM me if so?
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RT kate_manne: Google "doesn't have the budget" to pay my speaker's fee for a talk on misogyny and internet safety
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THE MOST ADORABLE CREATURE ON THE INTERNET TODAY reddit.com/r/trashpandas/comments/m8tgv9/taking_a_bubble_bath/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb /via Ni1anj0na
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pardel Thanks! Can you DM me contact info?
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My classmates are still open for more practice clients! If you fancy being a guinea pig please DM me your contact info and I’ll connect you to one of them. catehstn/1372909945771982855
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RT nmsanchez: Unsurprisingly, this is now her talk. Impactful in its brevity and a perfect example of The Point
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RT sara_ann_marie: Anyway if big tech wants to use your voice and ideas to distract from its steaming heap of toxicity, the least they can…
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Not all of these need to be tomorrow, you can schedule what works for you both over the next week or so!
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Michelle_Heng Are you open to one of my classmates? Can you DM me contact info if so?
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susanalmon Oh wow those are beautiful!
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RT catvalente: Aside from being toxic, I think the “friendzone” is a young person’s complaint. When you’re in your teens & 20s it feels so…
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RT rosapolis: Interesting thread on vaccine supply problem in the EU, not as it's being portrayed in US/UK press, with this conclusion. De…
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@Sarah52975825 I think there are people still open for more practice sessions over the next week or so! DM me contact info and I’ll connect you?
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RT raccoonhourly:
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The complete set ✨ photo.cate.blog/2021/03/the-complete-set-%e2%9c%a8/
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FunnelFiasco That’s so exciting! Go you!
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Oh my fucking god we have been in STRICT lockdown (5km radius, everything shut) for THREE FUCKING MONTHS and somehow the case numbers are RISING?! Up 9% from last week?!? HOW IS THIS HAPPENING?!?
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Lead Time Chat on coaching cate.blog/2021/03/22/lead-time-chat/
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sarah_edo That’s awesome! Go you!
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Now some of my classmates are looking for people to have multiple coaching sessions with to have a real arc. Probably 3-6 overall. If this is something you would be interested in DM me a little bit about why and I will try and connect you to someone!
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Look at this perfect gift from wirehead2501 💝😍🥰 I love it so much!
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RT wirehead2501: catehstn i'm glad you somehow didn't have it already! 😁💕 btw this is PDLComics if anyone is curious and wants to read…
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wirehead2501 PDLComics 💖💖💖💖💖 I do not know how I lived without it! I hadn’t even SEEN that comic before! The most relatable raccoon!
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RT jtheory: This is a great opportunity — I'm meeting with one of Cate's classmates on Friday 😊 Freeeee coooaching
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jtheory Yay 💖
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RT abbyfuller: literally not at all shocked that rmf is back. they ALWAYS come back.
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RT Dixie3Flatline: Really cool that the FSF has decided the past contributions of a dinosaur who's spent literal years openly abusing wome…
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outragedracoon 😆 adorbz!
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parsingphase Very relatable raccoon A++
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parsingphase So cute 😍
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RT raccoonhourly:
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RT acnewsitics: A white man walked into a grocery store in Boulder, killed 10 people, and was apprehended by the police and walked out of…
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@fdevillamil Annewizz Aww! Yeah DM me contact info and I will send her to someone!
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RT jyhsu: For all your remaining Qs about working with external coaches, catehstn and I will be doing an AMA on LeadTimeCo next Friday!…
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DanLebrero skamille Aww thank you for the nice shout out!
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Dusk in Cork City 🇮🇪 photo.cate.blog/2021/03/dusk-in-cork-city-%f0%9f%87%ae%f0%9f%87%aa/
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The situation in Ireland is “static or disimproving” despite being in an intense lockdown for 3 months so it seems we’re at the level of fucked where they are fabricating new words to describe it.
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wirehead2501 YES
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@taraclrk It’s so depressing g.
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More people have already died of Covid in Ireland in 2021 than in all of 2020. DonnellyStephen’s handling of this situation has been abysmal. Cannot wait for the day he leaves office, but how many people will have died of his incompetence by then?
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justkelly_ok Thanks 🖤 we are safe and cork numbers are pretty low, but the reopening last fall was so stupid and they let so many British people in for the holidays that the more infectious strain is everywhere.
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RT raccoonhourly:
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ElleArmageddon 💖💖💖💖💖
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krusk Yes
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Something is wrong with me, I think it would be really fun (if I knew anything about boats / canals / structural engineering and you know… was a qualified person to be involved). hspter/1375317198080643077
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RT jyhsu: If you haven’t seen this yet by Chanel Miller, please do, and swipe thorough for all of it. It captures this last week so beauti…
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what could have been photo.cate.blog/2021/03/what-could-have-been-2/
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RT not_a_heather: well behaved boats rarely make history
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Interesting article on the EU vaccine rollout. rte.ie/news/analysis-and-comment/2021/0327/1206394-europe-vaccine-analysis/
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queersorceress That’s awesome! Congrats!
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RT AskAQueerChick: You are NOT too much. You are ENTITLED to take up space. If the Suez Canal doesn't have room for you that is the Suez C…
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skamille 😍🥰💋
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RT raccoonhourly:
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RT DontWorryBoutB: your soulmate is not your perfect fool that will tolerate all of your nonsense. a soulmate is someone who you’re attrac…
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parsingphase Awesome! And thank you! I will pass that complement on to my mom!
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amyngyn I would suggest focusing on the impact rather than the work. And for the things where you can’t show that impact, yes I would be the kind of manager who said maybe redirect your efforts there to things that will be more impactful and therefore more valuable.
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RT butchanarchy: Things I didn’t know were possible in a romantic relationship until I had a healthy one, and now I will not accept anythi…
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RT raccoonhourly:
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Co-Active: Fulfillment cate.blog/2021/03/29/co-active-fulfillment/
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RT hootalex: #UnionizeAmazon #pixelart
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RT LeadTimeCo: 🚨jyhsu and catehstn will be answering questions about coaching during their AMA this week. Leave a comment or DM Jean (o…
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This is a great reminder 🖤 Be More Realistic About the Time You Have hbr.org/2021/03/be-more-realistic-about-the-time-you-have /by sabinanawaz
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Tired: audio only to prevent zoom fatigue. Wired: cancel your boring meetings to prevent zoom fatigue. Galaxy brain: take vacation!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Managers seriously pay attention to the well being of your teams and ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE TIME OFF. Also, take time off yourself when you need it. Downtime is lower quality in this dark timeline, we need to rethink how we approach it.
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💯 agree with handsrm! Little and often is working well for me personally, I’ve been encouraging my teammates to try it also with good* results. * in as much as there is good in this timeline on this topic handsrm/1376882162482429953
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This report from projectinclude is a fascinating read on the impact of COVID and moving to remote work. So happy to be quoted in it, especially on the need to delete boring meetings! projectinclude.org/remote-work-report/
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jyhsu That’s great!
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savinola 💖
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dizzyd 💖 thanks dizzy
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RT raccoonhourly:
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Organizational dysfunction is toxic waste.
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RT Orbycius: Do you want to be part of our very smart conversations in our #AndroidDev channel? We are #hiring! duckduckgo.com/hiring ht…
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free (from anything resembling accountability or consequences) speech (From a friend’s private account, with permission)
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stillinbeta Your hair is fading beautifully!
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lizthegrey Always love your purple lipstick 💋






























