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• Using an Interview as a Two-Way Read — Preparation Order and the Design Round

  An interview is two hours in which each side draws a sample of the other. Use it in one direction only and you throw away half the information. This post explains why most preparation runs in the wrong order, what a syst

  2026-08-15 · 5 min read #career#interview#system-design#job-search#feedback

• How Not to Waste a One-on-One — Make It Your Meeting, Not a Status Report

  Thirty minutes a week comes to twenty-six hours a year, and most of it drains into status updates that three lines of Slack could carry. This post covers the principle Andy Grove set out in High Output Management in 1983

  2026-07-26 · 11 min read #career#management#one-on-one#feedback#communication

• Code Review That Teaches, Code Review That Wounds — What Makes the Same Note Land Differently

  Code review does three jobs at once — finding defects, spreading knowledge, and sharing ownership of the code — and most teams do only the first and lose the other two. This post covers the Google approval bar, where a r

  2026-07-26 · 11 min read #career#code-review#engineering#feedback#teamwork

• People Matter Most — Considerate Writing and Speaking ♪ Listenable

  We craft perfect code yet often miss the people. Communication that considers the reader and the listener, the balance of softness and honesty, and how to communicate through documents, laid out with real cases and dialo

  2026-06-19 · 24 min read #communication#empathy#writing#people#collaboration

• Facing Reality First, Then Growing — Stop Daydreaming and Start Colliding With the World ♪ Listenable

  A reflection on why facing reality, instead of escaping into happy fantasies, is the true starting point of growth. It covers guarding against self-flattery and optimism bias, using metacognition to see yourself objectiv

  2026-06-19 · 30 min read #culture#growth#metacognition#self-improvement#mindset

• The Depth of Mastery: The Difference Between 2500 and 3000 ♪ Listenable

  Sometimes a difference that looks small on the surface actually marks an abyss in skill. Borrowing the analogy of table tennis ratings of 2500 and 3000, I explore what mastery really is, how its depth reveals itself, and

  2026-06-19 · 33 min read #mastery#deliberate-practice#skill#growth#self-improvement

• Ask and Sync Often — Underestimate the Boss's Memory, Don't Overestimate Their Intuition ♪ Listenable

  Whether what you're doing is heading the right way is best known by the person who gave you the work. This covers the value of regular alignment, the art of asking, expectation management, and the balance of guarding aga

  2026-06-19 · 23 min read #communication#sync#feedback#collaboration#culture

• Output Practice — Raise Output per Hour, Raise Quality per Output

  Escape the trap of piling up input and adopt the view that output builds skill. This essay covers the axis of raising output per hour and the axis of raising quality per output, speaking practice in English and Japanese,

  2026-06-17 · 15 min read #output#practice#language-learning#storytelling#feedback

• Humble Yet Sharp — Speaking in Facts

  Humility and confidence do not collide. Separate opinion from fact, speak with data, remove ambiguity, and hold strong opinions loosely. This piece covers the trap of political speech and the craft of delivering feedback

  2026-06-16 · 17 min read #communication#mindset#career#decision-making#feedback

• Understand the Why, Not Just the What — How to Work With Your Manager

  How to grasp the purpose behind a request instead of its surface. Alignment conversations, managing up, proposing better alternatives, scripts for asking why politely, the craft of giving and receiving feedback, and maki

  2026-06-16 · 15 min read #career#management#communication#feedback#mindset

• The Craft of 1:1s and Feedback — A Practical Guide for Both ICs and Managers

  How to turn ritualistic 1:1s into a real growth tool. Covers agenda templates, a 20-question manager library, a comparison of SBI, COIN and Radical Candor, five difficult-feedback scripts, and safe upward feedback phrasi

  2026-06-12 · 18 min read #one-on-one#feedback#management#communication#culture

• The Art of Constructive Feedback: Science-Based Frameworks

  Discover science-backed frameworks for giving effective feedback. Learn the SBI Model, Radical Candor, and the critical role of psychological safety in building a feedback-rich culture that drives growth and performance.

  2026-03-17 · 10 min read #soft-skills#feedback#leadership#psychology#2026-03

• Psychological Safety and Conflict Resolution in Engineering Teams ♪ Listenable

  A guide to building psychological safety and effective conflict resolution in engineering teams, covering trust building, healthy debate, and team dynamics.

  2026-03-15 · 27 min read #culture#psychological-safety#conflict-resolution#feedback#team-dynamics

• Complete Guide to English 1:1 Meetings: From Career Growth Conversations to Feedback Skills ♪ Listenable

  Everything about conducting 1:1 meetings in English. Covers career growth conversations with managers, giving and receiving constructive feedback, raising difficult topics, and preparing for performance reviews with prac

  2026-03-08 · 25 min read #english#one-on-one#career-growth#feedback#communication