{"id":2291,"date":"2023-12-08T12:25:13","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T20:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angryweasel.com\/blog\/?p=2291"},"modified":"2023-12-08T12:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T20:25:16","slug":"five-for-friday-december-8-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angryweasel.com\/blog\/five-for-friday-december-8-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Five for Friday &#8211; December 8, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hi folks &#8211; FfF is going to be sporadic over the remainder of the year due to travel, breaks, etc. But&#8230;I found some stuff this week worth reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is a few months old, but this article on <a href=\"https:\/\/renegadeotter.com\/2023\/09\/10\/death-by-a-thousand-microservices\">Death by a Thousand Microservices<\/a> makes a lot of great points.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I read a lot of Seth Godin, but I don&#8217;t link to his posts very much. <a href=\"https:\/\/seths.blog\/2023\/12\/abundance-and-ideas\/\">This one<\/a>, however, is excellent. All of his posts are short, and easy to read in a minute &#8211; but most will make you think and reflect for much longer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another older one &#8211; this came out of a conversation I was having around pitch and frequency, and wondering exactly <em>how<\/em> music detection algorithms work. My guess was close, but massively incomplete. This article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cameronmacleod.com\/blog\/how-does-shazam-work\">How Shazam Works<\/a>, answered all of my questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;ve written before how much I&#8217;m a fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2022\/08\/a-simple-way-to-introduce-yourself\">The First Minute<\/a> by Chris Fenning &#8211; as it teaches you an easy to use framework for framing conversations and getting to the point quickly. I thought this simple article on <a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2022\/08\/a-simple-way-to-introduce-yourself\">How To Introduce Yourself<\/a> is fantastic as well for, and something here for all of us to learn.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Finally, another must-read (IMO) for leaders &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teflclips.com\/building-a-psychologically-safe-team\/\">The Key To Building A Psychologically Safe Team<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you don&#8217;t hear from me again until January, have a great holiday season. Catch up with you soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hi folks &#8211; FfF is going to be sporadic over the remainder of the year due to travel, breaks, etc. But&#8230;I found some stuff this week worth reading. If you don&#8217;t hear from me again until January, have a great holiday season. 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