Recent Stuff and Things

24 Hours in a day

1 minute read Stuff

A short reminder that everybody gets the same 24 hours, but not everything gets to be a priority.

Hi, my name is Mike.

5 minute read Stuff

A short inventory of just how aggressively average one person can be, with receipts.

“Ask not, Have not”

4 minute read Stuff

A reminder to stop rejecting yourself before anyone else gets the chance.

Five Years at Microsoft

9 minute read Stuff

At my five-year mark at Microsoft, growth feels less like accumulating expertise and more like expanding perspective.

My First Year at Microsoft

7 minute read Stuff

My first year at Microsoft taught me that expertise isn’t about having every answer. It’s about knowing how to find the right people and ask better questions.