Weeknotes

Weeknotes for the week finishing Friday, 20th March 2026.

This week was emotionally draining. It ended with a moment of clarity that made me rethink the last three months.

For now, I’m going to link to three posts that Ben B.C. recommended:

• “Creating momentum when an employee is stuck” by Lara Hogan;
• “First agree on the tradeoffs” by Jade Rubick;
• “How I estimate work as a staff software engineer” by Sean Goedecke.

And to two posts that I found when I was trying to understand what a feature factory is:

• “12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory” by John Cutler;
• “12 Signs You’re Working in a Feature Factory — 3 Years Later” by John Cutler.

I also read “Resilient Management, An Excerpt” by Lara Hogan and was saddened to learn that A Book Apart closed in 2024.

I did more than read posts this week, but as I say, it was emotionally draining.