Entries by Mike

OmniFocus vs Things

One of my favorite ways to procrastinate is to change my task manager. It’s fun and feels super productive, but it’s a trap. An equally fun and falsely productive pass time is debating with strangers on the internet about task management apps. This post is not a salvo in that war, just the documentation of […]

Air Travel Checklist

In my life, air travel has been a pretty rare occurrence, one or two flights a decade, maybe. That is until my son was old enough to travel; since then, we have visited Disney World twice and multiple US national parks. However, the stress and magnitude of air travel felt by an infrequent traveler have […]

Smartere Tech Podcast

I love podcasts. I listen to so many that I look forward to long road trips so I can catch up on my backlog. However, I have never been on one… until now!

The Checklist Manifesto

Recently I have been talking to many struggling teachers and education professionals. Rightfully so, pandemic teaching is a beast! I was overwhelmed with teaching long before the pandemic; a book saved my career. The Checklist Manifesto by @Atul_Gawande Read it, seriously. — Mike Burke (@hearmikeburke) May 9, 2022

Project Planning Grid

Because of some structural changes at my work, my team was moved to a different department. This new department is full of subject matter experts who are very good at their technical work; however, they do not have much skill in transferring this knowledge to others. Enter my team! This week I had to work […]