I am blogging everyday (or nearly everyday) on The Daily Stoic.

Yesterday - Reject Tantalizing Gifts

A lot of real work gets done by doing the boring things. Often I see leadership get tantalized by a silver bullet technology. Things are becoming more complicated so people think we need more complicated solutions. This is not the case because the basics are often still applicable. Container technology has been around for a while. It’s more complicated than servers yet the same best practices apply. Don’t run accounts with permissions. Don’t use the god mode account. Check for vulnerabilities. Just because the technology changes doesn’t mean we don’t still apply the basics.

Today - Less Is More

I often wondered how great writers seemed to be extraordinary at their jobs. I’ve recently discovered that it’s often because they use simple words. They get to the point. They don’t use a lot of fancy words that I have to constantly look up. They speak in plain English. It’s something I’m trying to instill in my writing and my conversations with people.