Steven Hicks tweetable postsRamblings on development, life, and the development life.2021-05-26T12:24:46.699+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/tweets.xmlSteven Hickssteven.j.hicks@gmail.comSyntax Highlighting Diffs In Code2021-05-26T12:24:46.699+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/blog/2021/05/syntax-highlighting-diffs/Did you know your blog's syntax highlighter probably has support for highlighting code diffs? I didn't.Automating social posts with GitHub actions and Zapier2021-05-06T13:50:41.238+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/blog/2021/05/automating-social-posts-with-github-actions-and-zapier/Automation is weird. Sometimes we automate the smallest things, and even though it might not save us that much time, it's totally worth it.
Like when I didn't want to spend five minutes tweeting new articles anymore!Cross-Section Of A Redwood App2021-04-02T13:57:02.534+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/blog/2021/04/cross-section-of-a-redwood-app/I'm in love with RedwoodJS. I noticed that a recent PR on a personal project nicely captured a cross-section of a Redwood app — all the bits needed to pass data from the UI to the database and back.PRs For Personal Projects2021-03-25T22:30:01.334+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/blog/2021/03/prs-for-personal-projects/Something I've been thinking about lately --- PRs are more valuable for demonstrating skills than entire projects...so you should open PRs for your personal projects.Rule 4: Warm Up To Get Into Flow State Sooner2021-02-25T09:58:54.901+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/blog/2021/02/warm-up-for-deep-work/Another tip for taking advantage of small time blocks:
How do I get into flow state sooner so that I can make meaningful progress more quickly? By warming up.Rule 3: Categorize Tasks By Depth, And Work Them At The Right Time2021-02-22T12:19:45.621+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/blog/2021/02/categorize-by-depth/I published the next article in my series on maximizing those small blocks of time.
How can you take advantage of *very* small blocks of time? By dedicating them to your shallowest work.Rule 2: Slice Work Smaller2021-02-18T12:35:33.248+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/blog/2021/02/slice-work-smaller/Rule 2 for taking advantage of small blocks of time — slice your work smaller to shift the meaning of "meaningful progress."Rule 1: Dedicate Time. And Schedule It.2021-02-15T20:26:13.172+00:00https://stevenhicks.me/blog/2021/02/dedicate-time-and-schedule-it/My first rule for maximizing productivity in small blocks of time — dedicate time to a specific goal. And schedule it on my calendar, before that hour gets taken.