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Daniel Beach
Sep 29, 2025
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Have you ever got up on a cool fall morning, going through the same morning routine you’ve had for years? Take a shower (or not), make some coffee, feed the kids, and get them to school. Do a few chores around the house and get them done just in time for the morning Stand Up?

You talk about the same old problems, open a few PRs for boring bugs, everything is running smoothly, status-quo in fact. Same ole’ same ole’. Blah.

It almost feels too comfortable, doesn’t it? Something tickles in the back of your mind

  • “Am I getting out of touch?”

  • “I see people doing other cool things around me.”

  • “Nothing seems new anymore.”

  • “Am I/we falling behind?”

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