whoisjoe

Sometimes even the best ideas stumble at the finish line.

Security people like to think we're hired for our technical chops.

I’ve always liked [Parkinson's Law](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_law).

Every team has a culture, whether you define it intentionally or let it form on its own.

Transitioning from being an Individual Contributor (IC) to a Manager is one of the most difficult shifts any person may make in their career.

I had the idea to create mixtapes, real, vinyl-to-tape, analog, lift-and-drop-the-needle, mixtapes, for my friends during a drive back from Montana after Thanksgiving.

Thinking about the future or past is an important practice, but we must be careful to not to take either too far.

If you ask 100 employees if they like to be micromanaged 90 of them will say no, and the remaining 10 will walk away in disgust at you having the gall to ask the question.

A friend of mine, Arvind, writes a blog called “myotherramblings.”

In the midst of Coronavirus frenzy I decided to bring up a blog post I’ve been slowly writing for some time now.

Recently there have been a lot of things going on in my life.

I like [Seth Godin’s blog](https://seths.blog) I recommend you check it out.

In trying to understand something we can often fall into a pattern of mapping the new thing to something we already know.

Recently Jason Taylor and I started a new side project, ReThink Security.

Recently I’ve noticed that I prefer to receive updates from my favorite blogs in email.

There are very few things in life that require an immediate response.

Not all decisions require the same amount of time to think through, but some high impact decisions warrant your time, energy, and effort to make valuable decisions.

There’s a fine line between bragging and letting people know what you're doing.

Habits are important, but restarting is more important.

There’s a mental difference between thinking that something can be maxed out versus being constantly improved and developed.