Life

Losing a job is hard.

Not only because a salary disappears. Work can hold much more than that: a routine, a community, a sense of competence, a story about where your life is going. You build a career carefully, one project and one difficult conversation at a time. Then, sometimes, a decision made elsewhere brings it to an abrupt stop.

It is reasonable for that to hurt.

The Mood of the Year Since it has already become something of a tradition, the photo of the year was taken with a drone. For me, it reflects the mood of the entire year. This year feels like one long autumn. A slow, beautiful sunset of an industry after decades of intense and crazy growth. […]

Back in May 1994, on the final day of classes at MIT, students pulled off one of the most legendary pranks in history.

At sunrise, people walking across campus looked up, and there it was: a full-size police car parked perfectly on top of the iconic Great Dome. Inside the car sat a dummy “officer” equipped with a toy disc gun and a box of donuts, fuzzy dice dangling from the mirror, and a ticket citing the car for parking “without a permit for this location.” The car had the license plate “IHTFP”, and sported a sign: “I break for donuts.”

To make a post stand out, it should have a picture. So here are three small pieces of metal I want to show you. All you need to get one is to pay the entry fee for a marathon and keep pedalling until you reach the finish line. It sounds easy, and I know people […]

Over the final weekend of the Polish summer, the Agile Poznań community gathered for its third annual anticonference, and what a gathering it was. I’ve had the privilege of attending every edition, and each one has surprised me in new and positive ways. This event brings together ambitious thinkers, insightful speakers, and engaged listeners. The […]

Still running on post-race adrenaline, I wanted to share some impressions from yesterday’s Korba Poznańska marathon, a one-day gravel race covering 180 km around Poznań, mostly off-road and over fairly flat terrain. I have to admit, I’ve always been pretty far from the world of sports, so this has all been a brand-new experience for […]