Notes

Notes on systems thinking, career principles, and personal effectiveness — ideas I return to regularly.

Theory of Constraints

Systems Thinking

Focus on the single weakest link — improving each part of a system individually doesn’t improve the whole system.

100x Impact

Systems Thinking

How utilization levels create nonlinear delays — at 100% utilization, a 1-day task takes 100 days.

How to Do Great Work: 10 Principles from a Legendary Scientist

Career & Craft

Actionable principles from Hamming’s ‘You and Your Research’ — how to solve important problems, not just problems.

Favorite Essays

Career & Craft

Curated collection of essays on life, ambition, and work that I re-read regularly.

Notes From Random Readings in Personal Growth

Personal Effectiveness

Collected wisdom on career visibility, time blocking, and living intentionally.

How to be a Better Programmer

Career & Craft

Practice drills and timeless skills for software development — the things that last 100 years.

The Science of Setting and Achieving Goals

Personal Effectiveness

The neuroscience of goal-setting — how the brain orients toward and executes goals across different time horizons.