Principles
Principles are ways of successfully dealing with reality to get what you want out of life. Ray Dalio https://www.principles.com/
Three levels of thinking:
Thinking -> Principles -> Algorithms
Pain + Reflection = Progress
Like Ray Dalio, I also realized that there are patterns in life that always apply to the way one ones to live. Those are Principles. This page is a living document where I will record those that apply to me.
Table of Contents
- Principles
- Family
- Personal
- Work
Family
Personal
Work
Hiring
title: Hiring categories: readings —
Principles
Hiring
https://medium.engineering/engineering-interviews-grading-rubric-8b409bec021f
| Ability to build software | Ability to learn and teach | Alignment with our values |
|---|---|---|
| Problem solving | Curiosity | Trust |
| Code fluency | Awareness | do hard things |
| Autonomy | Empathy | instigage change |
| Basic CS knowledge | Communication | level up |
| System design | Collaboration | time is precious |
| resoluteness | Perspective | have fun |
- think of the people you’ve hired and rate them against this.
Technology
Management
Operating Principles
title: Operating Principles categories: —
Principles
https://getpocket.com/a/read/1791062140
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Operating Principles: document way you work
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Describe how decisions are made
- Decentralize decision making
- To grow successfully, you need to keep pushing the ability to make decisions down through the ranks, so that the people closest to the work can make high-quality, responsible calls. Not localizing problem-solving is a secret killer of companies.
1-1
Teams
title: Teams categories: readings —
Principles
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Cancel all recurring meetings every so often to reset.
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Make a list of the real problems these meetings were designed to solve.
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Find dynamic, temporary solutions to these problems that are as flexible as you want your team to be (this can include meetings as long as they have expiration dates).
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Make and prioritize time to help your colleagues grow completely separate from the work at hand.
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Enforce free time for teams to sit, work and talk with each other naturally.
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Be rigorous about when and how you test to save time and resources.
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Revisit and revise all of the processes and policies you’ve created so that nothing becomes too permanent.
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To grow successfully, you need to keep pushing the ability to make decisions down through the ranks, so that the people closest to the work can make high-quality, responsible calls.
Growth Frameworks
title: Growth Frameworks categories: readings —
Principles
https://medium.com/s/engineering-growth-framework/engineering-growth-framework-overview-4e02ab330524
| Building | Executing | Supporting | Strengthening |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mobile | Project Management | Career Development | Mentorship |
| Web Client | Communication | Org Design | Evangelism |
| Foundations | Craft | Wellbeing | Recruiting |
| Servers | Initiative | Accomplishment | Community |
Meetings
title: Meetings categories: readings —
Principles
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Ban update meetings
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Book room in advance
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Define the intention of the meeting and be sure everyone is aware. Start with the goal
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Have an agenda that drives towards that goal
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Keep the short. Start with 30 as the default but don’t go over 1hr
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Keep them small. No more than 7 people
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Ban devices
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Appoint somebody to run the meeting
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At the end of the meeting while everybody is still there, be sure to go over the actionable items
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Action and owner should be very clear
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Send the actionable items via email right after the meeting
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Cancel all recurring meetings every so often to reset.
Business
Books
title: Books categories: readings —
https://getpocket.com/@/share/2970916
Principles are ways of successfully dealing with reality to get what you want out of life. Ray Dalio https://www.principles.com/