The Seasons of Capacity Framework

For the past few months, I’ve been living through what I have been describing as a very full season. We recently moved with two young kids, spent weeks living out of boxes, and have been renovating our house on weekends. Between the chaos of daily life, the physical exhaustion of home improvement projects, and now …

Future Job Descriptions: How I Use This Tool for Career Planning

For years now, I’ve been collecting job descriptions that match or slightly exceed my current role at Buffer. I don’t apply to these roles, but I do save them in a dedicated folder. Over time, this collection has become incredibly valuable to my career development. Earlier in my time at Buffer, these were especially useful …

The Power of Knowing How You Think: Mental Processing Styles & Systems for Each One

A concept that I will always believe is that the more you know about yourself, the easier time you’ll have doing just about anything. One thing most people may not have articulated about themselves is their mental processing style — are you an external or an internal processor? I realized a little while ago that …