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August 2025
31 notes published in August 2025.
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Learning to notice making a runbook useful when someone is tired
A short field note on useful runbooks, written as part of an older learning archive.
Learning to notice checking public exposure
A short field note on public exposure checks, written as part of an older learning archive.
Learning to notice resource groups telling a story
A short field note on what resource groups reveal, written as part of an older learning archive.
A field note on why examples beat big definitions
A short field note on examples beat definitions, written as part of an older learning archive.
A field note on what a hilly run teaches me about patience
A short field note on hills and patience, written as part of an older learning archive.
A field note on learning in public without pretending to know everything
A short field note on learning in public honestly, written as part of an older learning archive.
Why I kept thinking about building defaults teams can trust
A short field note on good defaults in platform work, written as part of an older learning archive.
Why I kept thinking about reviewing old access without drama
A short field note on old access and quiet risk, written as part of an older learning archive.
Why I kept thinking about naming things clearly in Azure
A short field note on clear naming in cloud environments, written as part of an older learning archive.
What I learned about explaining cloud to someone starting out
A short field note on explaining cloud simply, written as part of an older learning archive.
What I learned about showing up when the day is already full
A short field note on showing up on full days, written as part of an older learning archive.
What I learned about turning work into evidence without exaggerating it
A short field note on turning work into evidence, written as part of an older learning archive.
A note on writing down the fix after the pressure passes
A short field note on writing down fixes after pressure, written as part of an older learning archive.
A note on least privilege in real life
A short field note on least privilege in real environments, written as part of an older learning archive.
A note on checking a cloud environment before changing it
A short field note on checking before changing cloud infrastructure, written as part of an older learning archive.
The quiet value of the kind of help that actually helps
A short field note on useful help, written as part of an older learning archive.
The quiet value of learning calm at home and at work
A short field note on calm as a habit, written as part of an older learning archive.
The quiet value of why communication is part of engineering
A short field note on communication as engineering work, written as part of an older learning archive.
A small lesson about making repeated tasks less painful
A short field note on reducing repeated technical work, written as part of an older learning archive.
A small lesson about evidence as part of security work
A short field note on security evidence that helps later, written as part of an older learning archive.
A small lesson about understanding what a subscription is really for
A short field note on understanding cloud subscriptions, written as part of an older learning archive.
What changed my mind about turning a mistake into a useful note
A short field note on mistakes as learning notes, written as part of an older learning archive.
What changed my mind about tracking effort instead of perfection
A short field note on tracking effort, written as part of an older learning archive.
What changed my mind about building confidence through small examples
A short field note on small examples build confidence, written as part of an older learning archive.
Learning to notice automation that still needs judgement
A short field note on automation and judgement, written as part of an older learning archive.
Learning to notice storage settings that are easy to ignore
A short field note on storage security checks, written as part of an older learning archive.
Learning to notice making Azure work easier to hand over
A short field note on handover notes for Azure work, written as part of an older learning archive.
A field note on making technical confidence easier to build
A short field note on building technical confidence, written as part of an older learning archive.
A field note on how fitness changes my thinking at work
A short field note on fitness and focus, written as part of an older learning archive.
A field note on asking better questions at work
A short field note on asking better technical questions, written as part of an older learning archive.
Why I kept thinking about using AI carefully during technical work
A short field note on AI as a second pair of eyes, written as part of an older learning archive.