Tag: Go Do Things

The Distraction Hierarchy

The cycle of work-procrastination This might seem rather familiar to you: Sit down to do Thing 1. [Thing 1 is annoying, boring, or intimidating.] “Oh look, a Completely Unrelated Thing!” [Obsessively work on Completely Unrelated Thing until you’re out of time.] And, repeat as needed. But today I found myself doing something rather interesting! I […]

PASS Summit 2016: Recommendations and Invitations (#sqlpass #sqlsummit)

The last week of October, we’ll be at the PASS Summit in Seattle, WA.  As some of you already know – and as I said last year and the year before – “this is the highlight of most SQL Server speakers’ years…a sort of educational, Christmassy nerdfest, with a feel of a class reunion mixed in.”  It’s gonna be a blast, […]