Tag: increments

  • two hundred and fifty

    two hundred and fifty

    There are many ways to approach a problem, but by far my steady go-to approach has long been incrementalism. A little over a year ago I started writing a novel. This is actually a complex and confusing anecdote about sitting down to write a trilogy of novels, nearly finishing the first one, deciding that it…

  • coder thoughts

    Coding is an iterative space in which I live. I build something that some would call a minimum viable product. It is little more than a toy that does something simple and basic and imperfect, yet it is functional. Once that utility reaches a certain point it is not unheard of for me to abandon…

  • day by day by day

    I can’t write enough about incrementalism. The classic proverb asks: how do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. I have been writing and creating and writing and making and writing and posting. If I went back in time a year to when I set out on this little writing life adventure and…

  • critical mass

    After a year of pecking away at this thing I’ve learned to think of as a “writing life” I’ve found that I’ve kinda reached a critical mass of projects. True. Part of me thought I would have created something worthy of publication by now, but rather that has not been the case. For example, I…

  • increments

    I was mowing my lawn yesterday and I couldn’t help but notice how great my yard is doing this year. It’s thriving. Sure, there are still a few patchy places in the grass where the dog focuses her efforts. And sure, a couple of the trees could use some pruning, and sure, I’ll have a…