Two scenes, a week apart: Scene 1 Our kitchen, my wife washing dishes. I sit at the kitchen table. She—magically?—pauses the water. Me: Wait. What? Her: What? Me: How did you get it to pause like that? She looks at the faucet nozzle in hand, then back to me. Her: You mean, the button? Me: … Continue reading On not noticing obvious user interface features
Tag: habits
On failing to not check my email
I figured on a change. I had done the research, and then started to act on it. I was working full, productive mornings without even opening Outlook to check my email. And then I went on paternity leave. I knew that 10 weeks away would leave my work mind rusty—but I didn’t figure on falling … Continue reading On failing to not check my email
On why I’m still doing this (Another Note to Self)
A few months ago, I wrote a post—"On blogging (almost) every day so far this year." In it, I said: What's the point of this? Is it: to write every day? to learn how to think? to figure out what topics interest me enough to put pen to paper? to give myself yet another challenging … Continue reading On why I’m still doing this (Another Note to Self)
On the excuse of having kids
“My kids” is the best excuse. Don’t want to go to that networking event? You’d prefer to skip the evening at a friend’s house? Feel like moving that meeting? It’s amazing, really—the status of parent is a get out of jail free card. The amazing thing is how well it works, with so little I’ll … Continue reading On the excuse of having kids
On turning out all the lights before bed
One of my favorite icebreakers is a simple one: What’s your favorite household chore? The answers always feel revealing in a way that’s hard to figure. Does knowing that my colleague loves steam-cleaning actually tell me anything about them? Maybe not—but it’s still a delightful little nugget to have in the back of my mind. … Continue reading On turning out all the lights before bed
On weather observations
A few months ago, I watched through several hours of an EdX course on the weather. The weather has fascinated me for years now—so much so that I've read through an entire college-level weather textbook twice, not to mention countless other books on the topic. But I still felt that understanding of the topic eluded … Continue reading On weather observations
On not practicing
One reason I challenged myself to blog every day of 2023 was to practice my writing. I write for work—but not every day. And certainly not like I used to write for work, when I worked for Oxford Dictionaries, and was constantly developing new blog content. When I write for work, it's usually project narratives … Continue reading On not practicing
Taylor Coe 