Software Process and Measurement Blog

Rule #1: Work Deeply, Re-read Saturday WK 5, Deep Work Chapter 4

The second part of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport contains the rules and ideas for learning to work deeply. Chapter Four, Rule... Read More

Deep Work Beats Shallow Work  Re-read Saturday WK 4, Deep Work Chapter 3

Chapter 3, Deep Work is Meaningful completes Part 1 of Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. If you are reading this chapter for... Read More

Conformity Wins – Least Effort, Most Follow, Deep Work Re-read Saturday WK 3, Deep Work Chapter 2

I was not in the workplace in the 1950’s so I can not remember the classic 1950s open office. But I have seen ghosts of approach over the years, ranging... Read More

Deep Work Thrives in Digital Age, Re-read Saturday WK 2, Deep Work Chapter 1

Chapter 1, Deep Work Is Valuable, begins the first part of the book  Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World by Cal Newport. Part 1, The Idea,... Read More

From Wasted Time to Deep Work: A Re-Read Journey Begins, Re-read Saturday WK 1, Logistics and Introduction

I ran across the quote “I wasted time, and now doth time waste me” Shakespeare, Richard II as I was listening to Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a... Read More

Re-read Saturday, Actionable Agile Volume II, Week 13, Final Thoughts

Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II, Advanced Topics in Predictability (AA Advanced Topics) introduces and reinforces several ideas for using metrics in software-centric programs. If you are working in the software... Read More