January 2017
December 2016
November 2016
September 2016
- Your Real Job ·
- Get Things Done ·
- The Wrong On The Way To The Right ·
- Moving Forward ·
- Limits On Patience ·
- Losing Patience ·
- Progress ·
- Bad At Math ·
- Trending ·
- Your Logo ·
- Fighting Through ·
- A Pulse ·
- Driving Cross Country ·
- Learning My Limitations ·
- What Insight Can I Provide ·
- Going To The Customer ·
- Clearing My Plate ·
- Unsolvable Problems ·
- Never Do For Somebody Something They Can Do For Themselves ·
- Time To Give Up ·
- Feeling Badly About Saying No ·
August 2016
- Caching and Debugging ·
- Pressure To Change ·
- What You See Is Not Everything ·
- Comparison ·
- Creative Freedom ·
- Addictions ·
- Scary Does Not Equal Bad ·
- What Came Before ·
- Warning Signs ·
- Targeting Weakness ·
- Pushing Through ·
- All Kinds ·
- Finding A Niche ·
- Overbooked ·
- Knowing What Success Looks Like ·
- Custom ·
- Companies Should Have Values Like People ·
- Email ·
- Making A Hard Decision ·
- Notice When You Lie To Yourself ·
- Things Line Up ·
- Sprint Mode ·
- Do No Harm ·
- Wanting Things To Be Different ·
- Strengths Are Weaknesses ·
- Straight Talk ·
- Giving Advice ·
- Build The App That I Would Want To Use ·
- Early Adopter ·
- Dynamic Type ·
July 2016
- The Right Qualifications ·
- Dark Patterns ·
- Wallet Photos ·
- Number 4 Need ·
- Irrational ·
- Quick Responses ·
- Clear Agreement ·
- Documentation ·
- Social Media ·
- What I Want For My Kiddo ·
- The Inside Shows Through ·
- Losing Sight Of The Goal ·
- Flat Sawn ·
- Who Owns It ·
- The Right Amount Of Discipline ·
- Building A Fire ·
- Estimating Projects ·
- Accepting Reality ·
- Inside Out ·
- Useful Information ·
- Incorrectly Naming Things ·
- Something New ·
- Quitter ·
- Pacing ·
- Not One For Badges ·
- Rate Of Change ·
- Smaller And More Convenient ·
- Retiring My First iOS App ·
- To Unite Or Divide ·
- A Trillion Different Ways ·
June 2016
- Relentless Innovation ·
- Not Noticing The Flaws ·
- Flexible Code ·
- Not Too Long Ago ·
- Managing Appearances ·
- Gun Deaths ·
- How Does It Fit In ·
- Acting Out Of Fear ·
- Gettin Out Of Your Head ·
- Our Evolving View ·
- Hiding The Truth ·
- A Minute To Breathe ·
- Raising The Bar ·
- Consistency And Variety ·
- Two Types Of People ·
- Limitations Of Research ·
- Solving The Puzzle ·
- Relenting ·
- iOS Developer Mapping Options Update ·
- A Thought Exercise - Removing Novelty ·
- Feeling Inspired ·
- Running Lean ·
- Showmanship ·
- Leaning ·
- Craving Novelty ·
- Business Owner Skills ·
- The David Brunow Podcast Episode 9 – Learning from Smart People ·
- Data As A Replacement For Understanding Human Psychology ·
- Choosing The Right Thing ·
- What Kind Of Math ·
- Everyone Is Shouting ·
- Different Strengths ·
May 2016
- State Of Mind ·
- Remembrance ·
- Discoverability ·
- Ego Or Mission ·
- Confronting Reality ·
- A Chance To Leapfrog ·
- The Source Of Hustle ·
- In A Box ·
- Oh Wait It Has Been Done Before ·
- Because No One Could Make The Financial Numbers Work ·
- Because It Is Or Was Technologically Impossible ·
- Before Or After ·
- Because No One Cared Enough To Do It ·
- It Has Been Done Before But It Failed ·
- Why It Hasn’t Been Done ·
- Figuring Out What Is Good ·
- Framing The Problem ·
- Data And Vision ·
- Adjusting For Your Bias ·
- Always Pushing To Get Things Done ·
- Let Them Discover The Magic ·
- There Is No Takeaway ·
- The Past And The Future ·
- The Right Amount Of Friction ·
- At Capacity ·
- Fear And Complaining ·
- My Language ·
- Solving Problems ·
- Only Seeing The Worst ·
- A Deceptively Simple Question ·
- Useful Experience ·
April 2016
- Overcoming Doubt ·
- Trusting Others ·
- My Word ·
- Your Results Will Vary ·
- Pointing Out What Is Wrong ·
- Role Model Companies ·
- Not Knowing Where I’ll End Up ·
- From The Outside ·
- The Root Of The Problem ·
- The Beaten Path ·
- Building In Phases ·
- Pacing Myself ·
- Parallels To Nature ·
- From Amazing To Status Quo ·
- The Kind Of Business Owner ·
- A Cover Letter ·
- Knowing Good Enough ·
- Constantly Researching ·
- Measuring Progress ·
- State is where the bugs are ·
- Controlling The Future ·
- The Old Guard ·
- Getting More People Into An Industry ·
- Bragging About Your Wolf ·
- Pencil To Paper ·
- A Place With Trees ·
- Z For Zachariah ·
- What Is Inside ·
- The Honeymoon Phase ·
March 2016
- Avoiding Harsh Shadows ·
- Tools ·
- Names ·
- Persuasion ·
- In Between Waves ·
- An Artist ·
- Insignificant ·
- This Too Shall Pass ·
- 30 Seconds ·
- It Is Not You, It Is Me ·
- So Caught Up ·
- Everything Can Be Copied ·
- It Is Not The Quality ·
- Likes And Dislikes ·
- Why ·
- Overwhelmed ·
- Just Get It Done ·
- Tricking Yourself ·
- Changing What You Want ·
- The Mind As A Vault ·
- The Technology Is Not The Key ·
- Specialty Vs Generalization ·
- Falling Off ·
- Thinking In Systems ·
- Handling Changing Business Needs And Clients ·
- My Favorite Moments ·
- Not Just One Thing ·
- Scheduling ·
- Getting It Done ·
- Lightweight Tools ·
February 2016
- Softer ·
- Intent ·
- My Greatest Asset ·
- Sleep ·
- Racing To The Bottom ·
- Scheduling Time ·
- They Are Only Tools ·
- Taking Responsibility ·
- Speed Is A Feature ·
- Brute Force ·
- My Approach To Building Websites ·
- The Encryption Debate And Seeing The Other Side ·
- Diversity ·
- Pushing Too Hard ·
- Throwing It Out ·
- Quality Standards ·
- Moving ·
- Past The Technical Details ·
- Control ·
- Constant Motion or Constant Forward Movement ·
- Feeling Bad ·
- No Fooling Time ·
- Five Years Old ·
- Limiting Variables and Seeing Things Happen ·
- Workload ·
- The David Brunow Podcast Episode 5 ·
- Failing Forward ·
- Growing Is Painful ·
- OPE ·
- Building Confidence ·
January 2016
- Silver Bullets - Cross Platform Development ·
- Causality ·
- The Source Of Unhappiness ·
- The David Brunow Podcast Episode 4 ·
- On Being A Finisher ·
- Different Perspectives ·
- My Privilege ·
- The Time It Takes To Make A Change ·
- How Many Chances ·
- Falling Off A Habit ·
- The David Brunow Podcast Episode 3 ·
- Comfort Is Kryptonite ·
- Your Results May Vary ·
- Thoughts On Strategy ·
- Continual Forward Progress ·
- Technology I Want To See ·
- Real Bad People ·
- Fear Of Not Being Original ·
- Crossing A Finish Line ·
- Do Not Trust Yourself ·
- Most Effective ·
- It Is Not Possible ·
- You Owe Honesty ·
- Feeling Like An Adult ·
- Doing It For Free ·
- My Mac Setup ·
- Keeping Yourself Ready ·
- Getting Enough Sleep ·
- What Are You Consuming ·
- Mornings Are For Action ·
- Phases Of Growth ·
- The Winter Season ·
- Celebrations ·
- Speaking Up For The Voiceless ·
December 2015
- Sustaining The Status Quo ·
- Taking Your Time ·
- Upper Limits Of Ability ·
- Discipline To Do The Little Things Right ·
- Are We Ever Out Of The Woods ·
- Focusing On Someone Else’s Path ·
- Too Much Emphasis On Quick And Easy ·
- She Asked Me To Spell ·
- Consuming To Create ·
- Things We Think Are Real ·
- Sometimes Timing Is Critical ·
- When Things Change ·
- What You Believe Is Not The Truth ·
- In Limbo ·
- The Urge To Take The Safe Route ·
- You Were Once Small And Weak ·
- Rules ·
- More Thoughts On Certifications ·
- Looking Backwards ·
- Looking In The Mirror ·
- Meaningless Rules ·
- What Makes You Angry ·
- All The Things You Don’t See ·
- What Is An Expert ·
- What Are You Leaving Behind ·
- The Stress Of Being A Programmer ·
- That Initial Reaction ·
- Good Music ·
- November Learning ·
- Miracles ·
- A Life Of Tension ·
November 2015
- Getting Started Instructions ·
- Use What You Make ·
- How Does Mediocre Happen ·
- An Invitation ·
- On The Brink Of Insanity ·
- Time Shifting Work ·
- Hot and Fresh ·
- Maintaining Momentum ·
- Adapting ·
- How Much Do You Know ·
- Seeing Into The Future ·
- An Honest Day’s Work ·
- What Are The Odds ·
- A Different Approach ·
- Everything Is Getting Worse ·
- Nothing Quite Like Novel Enthusiasm ·
- Most Of The World Is Good ·
- Connecting Through Generosity ·
- Nostalgia ·
- The Value Of Social Obligations ·
- What You Need To Know To Make Apps ·
- Tracking And Measuring ·
- Playing The Long Game ·
- A Brand, An Audience, A Fanbase ·
- The Chance To Discover ·
- What Is The Point Of Social Media ·
- iOS Developer Mapping Options ·
- What Is The Point ·
- October Daily Learning ·
- Code Is Just Text Files ·
October 2015
- Capturing Reactions ·
- Competing Asymmetrically ·
- Visualize The Problem ·
- Showing Respect ·
- Holding Back My Opinion ·
- Why Do I Like It ·
- The User Experience Of Directing Traffic ·
- Do Something Unexpected ·
- What Is The Point Of Social Media ·
- How To Be Successful At Hmm ·
- Integrated ·
- Hand Tools ·
- Privileged ·
- What Can I Do With It ·
- Beyond Repair ·
- What You Don’t See ·
- The Name You’ve Given It ·
- It’s Not You, It’s Them ·
- Software Estimation ·
- Promoted By ·
- Quitting When It Is Just Not Working ·
- Downtown Denton Art Show ·
- You Will Get Overwhelmed ·
- A Tip For Mixers ·
- Pursuit Of Happiness ·
- Two Times Faster ·
- If You Didn’t Make It ·
- Automated Testing ·
- More On Aligning Incentives ·
- Where Will The Money Go ·
- September Daily Learning ·
September 2015
- Keep Me Rational ·
- Your Hip Bone Is Connected To Your ·
- Dependence ·
- Don’t Ask For It ·
- Making Something Useful ·
- A New Way To Interact ·
- It Is Always Easier ·
- Let Them Know Where You Are ·
- Market Vs Competitive Risk ·
- Tracking Sugar ·
- Step One, Make Something ·
- Visual Database Entry ·
- Build An Audience ·
- Thankful For Music ·
- How Did Others Do It ·
- Limit What You Care About ·
- Little Steps ·
- An Amateur Can Do Things A Pro Can’t ·
- Moving Forward ·
- Getting Caught Up ·
- Easily Copied ·
- First Doesn’t Matter ·
- Giving People A Way To Reach You ·
- Applying Personal Experience ·
- Nutrition ·
- Knowing Where To Put It And Getting It There ·
- Everything Takes Longer Than I Want It To ·
- Budget Cuts ·
- So Many Paths ·
- August Daily Learning ·
August 2015
- What Are You Asking For ·
- The Initial Thrill Of Change ·
- Do Real People Care ·
- Time ·
- Wordpress vs Bootstrap ·
- Numbers That Don’t Matter ·
- Bottlenecks ·
- Knowing How It Works ·
- The Primary Purpose of a Lock ·
- A Favorite Thing About Starting A Business ·
- A Theory On Why Details Matter ·
- Certifications ·
- Modularity ·
- Today Is The Day ·
- Software Bugs And Your Reputation ·
- Excitement Doesn’t Last ·
- Make It Easy To Say Yes ·
- Aligning Incentives, Part 4 ·
- Aligning Incentives, Part 3 ·
- Aligning Incentives, Part 2 ·
- Aligning Incentives ·
- Changing the Problem to Make It Easier to Understand ·
- Delivering as Much as Possible ·
- Wonderful Crappy Interim Technology ·
- The Impression of Difficulty ·
- Adapting Taste ·
- iOS Based Storefronts ·
- Compounding Complexity ·
- Fake Things ·
- Making Something Great ·
- July Daily Learning ·
July 2015
- Pest Control ·
- Technical Superiority ·
- Life Is A River ·
- That’s Not So Bad ·
- Wanting Things To Be Different ·
- Seeing Is Repeating ·
- They ·
- Working Around The Edges ·
- Doing It Manually ·
- Things That Don’t Make Sense - The Cost of Healthcare ·
- Some Interesting Psychology ·
- Being Boring as a Tactic ·
- My “No Squeaky Wheels” Fallacy ·
- Energy ·
- 6 Months ·
- Thankful for Good Friends ·
- In Defense of the ‘Thanks’ Email ·
- Looking Stupid ·
- Things That Don’t Make Sense - Free Software ·
- Coping With Emotional Pain ·
- The Power of Engagement ·
- My Fragmented Mind ·
- Sharing Your Talents ·
- Scheduling Dependencies ·
- Getting Lost In The Process ·
- Trial And Error ·
- Frustration ·
- Introducing Doubt ·
- Pushing It ·
- Sitting And Thinking ·
- June Daily Learning ·
June 2015
- I Should Have Known Better ·
- A Giant Castle of Toothpicks ·
- Traffic vs Highway Travel ·
- Not Being Connected ·
- Equality ·
- Trendiness ·
- Changing Business Plans ·
- Scheduling White Space ·
- Itemized Costs ·
- The Hole in my Heart ·
- History ·
- The Feeling of Being Had ·
- An Educated Opinion ·
- Chronic Pain ·
- Abdicating Responsibility ·
- Making Things Is Painful ·
- Subtle Displeasure ·
- Cleaning It Up Later ·
- An Unstable Mess ·
- Customer Service Through Invoicing ·
- Following Up ·
- Losing Steam ·
- Overwhelmed ·
- Corporate and Football Penalties ·
- It’s the Values, Stupid ·
- The Value of Repetition ·
- Basketball ·
- What Would You Go To Jail For? ·
- Building Trust by Giving Trust ·
- May Daily Learning ·
May 2015
- Knowing When To Say Something ·
- Want Something Different ·
- A Watercolor of My Daughter ·
- Wanting To Be Seen ·
- Time in the Saddle ·
- Direction ·
- A Bumpy Landing ·
- PFC Cuming ·
- Positive Social Pressure ·
- Follow Your Senses ·
- A Drawing ·
- Unintended Benefit of Doing the Right Thing ·
- Connections ·
- Thoughts on Consciousness ·
- Inside the Frame ·
- David’s Rules - Go Left ·
- Never Been Recruited ·
- Pro-Individual Bias ·
- A Quick Disclaimer on Learning ·
- David’s Rules - Sunglasses ·
- Overcoming Fear ·
- Remembering Where You Came From ·
- Thankful for Facebook ·
- My Rules for Making Things, Part 3 ·
- The Silent Majority ·
- My Rules for Making Things, Part 2 ·
- My Rules for Making Things, Part 1 ·
- David’s Rules - Stand Up When Shaking Hands ·
- How I Handle Stress, Part 3 ·
- How I Handle Stress, Part 2 ·
- How I Handle Stress, Part 1 ·
- April Daily Learning ·
- Bypassing the Process ·
April 2015
- How Much Should I Temper Myself ·
- Sparking New Ideas ·
- Seamless ·
- It Takes All Kinds ·
- You’ve Got To Look Out For Each Other ·
- Setting Expectations ·
- Knowing What’s Wrong And Knowing What To Do To Fix It ·
- Alarmism ·
- App Negligence ·
- Seeing Weakness Differently ·
- A Startup Idea ·
- Waning Energy ·
- Seasons ·
- My Concerns with Creating Identities ·
- Not About Secrecy ·
- Most Optimal vs. Most Realistic ·
- What Would Make Me Join a Community ·
- Taking A Break From Negativity ·
- Imagining How Others See You ·
- The Ones That Last Grow Slowly ·
- Keeping in Touch ·
- Do Not Like, Do Not Dislike ·
- The Key to Success Is Staying Alive ·
- Thoughts Stuck on Repeat ·
- Sharing Your Values ·
- My Morning Routine ·
- Nothing Meaningful Happens in a Week ·
- A Moth On Our Porch ·
- Not Liking The Way It Works ·
March 2015
- Believing in the Outcome ·
- Afraid to Sell ·
- Two Problems with the Same Solution ·
- Appropriate Self Promotion ·
- Take It Like It Is ·
- Disagreeing With Something Doesn’t Make It Wrong ·
- Your Biggest Competitor ·
- Difficulties Parsing ·
- Why Would You Want To Live In That Future ·
- The Stories That Bind Us ·
- Putting Down Roots ·
- The Power of Suggestion ·
- Urgency ·
- Starting a Meditation Habit ·
- Crisis of Confidence ·
- The Weird Ones ·
- I Want To Know Who I’m Working With ·
- I Really Don’t Feel Like It ·
- Self Destruction ·
- Owning The Stack ·
- Having Vision ·
- Questioning Yourself ·
- Things You Don’t Know You Know ·
- The Biggest Difference Between Amateurs And Professionals ·
- Taking My Blinders Off ·
- Making Things Harder By Taking Shortcuts ·
- Equilibrium ·
- When The Rules Don’t Apply Anymore ·
- Doing Things The Hard Way Vs Doing Things The Right Way ·
- Am I Hiding Or Experimenting? ·
- David’s Rules - Recommendations ·
- Why Do I Want An Audience? ·
February 2015
- David’s Rules - Barber Shops ·
- Good Software Developer - Bad Software Developer ·
- Speaking The Language ·
- Losing Faith In Myself ·
- Technology For The Real World ·
- Ideas Within Ideas ·
- Bullying Is Never OK ·
- Finding More Things To Write About ·
- Excitement, Excitement, Fear And Responsibility ·
- Greeting The World With Generosity ·
- Higher Truth ·
- Fairy Tales And Feminism ·
- Collecting And Analyzing Data As A Tool For Learning ·
- Providing The Supporting Data ·
- Finding New And Conflicting Ideas ·
- Teaching Myself ·
- What Should We Fund ·
- Knowing What You Want ·
- Joining The Group ·
- New Interests Changing The World I See ·
- David’s Rules - The Horse Side ·
- In Defense of Shorter Lifespans ·
- Finding and Following Super Smart and Generous People ·
- David’s Rules - Elevators ·
- An Unexpected Relief ·
- The Next Step ·
- Essential Things When Starting a Technology Business ·
- Sweeping Up After Yourself ·
January 2015
- David’s Rules - Apologies ·
- Moving On ·
- More On Opinions ·
- Your Opinion Is Legitimate ·
- Unappreciated ·
- Who Influences You ·
- Pack Mentality ·
- Gluten Free ·
- Once You Go Indie You Won’t Go Back ·
- How Can I Make This Better? ·
- Delivering Bad News ·
- Natural Talent ·
- It Will Take Care Of Itself ·
- Getting Better At Things I’m Not Good At ·